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titanic¹
- /taɪˈtænɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ænɪk
Where it comes from
See Titanic.
adjective more titanic · most titanic
- Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
- Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
- Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
titanic²
- /taɪˈtænɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ænɪk
Where it comes from
From titan(ium) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns), in the case of sense 1 (“of or relating to titanium”) modelled after French titanique.
adjective
- Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium.
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Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted.
Similar: titanian, titaniferous
Titanic³
- /taɪˈtænɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ænɪk
Where it comes from
From Late Latin Titanicus, or its etymon Ancient Greek Τιτανικός (Titanikós, “of or relating to the Titans”), from Τιτᾶνες (Titânes, “Titans”) + -ικός (-ikós, “suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives”). Τιτᾶνες (Titânes) is the nominative or vocative plural of Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “a Titan”), and then possibly:
* from τῐ́σῐς (tĭ́sĭs, “payment; atonement, penalty, punishment, retribution, reward; vengeance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay; to avenge”); or
* from τιταίνω (titaínō, “to extend, stretch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to extend, stretch; to spread; to exert, push to the limit, strain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to extend, stretch”); or
* from τίτο (títo, “sun; day”), originally borrowed from Anatolian.
The English word is analyzable as Titan + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns).
adjective more Titanic · most Titanic · titanic
- Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
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Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
Rome—Rome imperial, bows her to the storm, / In the same dust and blackness, and we pass / The skeleton of her Titanic form, / Wrecks of another world, whose ashes still are warm.
Similar: Titanian, titanical, ample, big, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable, exceeding, expansive, good-sized, full · Opposite: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized
- Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
Titanic⁴
- /taɪˈtænɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ænɪk
Where it comes from
The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship.
proper noun the Titanic
- The RMS Titanic, an ocean liner, thought by the public to be unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. The Titanic story inspired a movie considered as one of the best of all time.
noun Titanics
- A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident. Surely , one doesn't want another Titanic, with everyone sailing along in the serene belief that all will be well
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: large, big, herculean, enormous, daunting, unsinkable, catholic, upper-case, tropaean, lower-case, imperial, cisatlantic, uncapitalised, late antique, baltic, appl.
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the Titans
| Português | titânico |
|---|---|
| Français | titanique, titanesque |
| Deutsch | titanisch |
| Ελληνικά | τιτανικός titanikós |
adj having great size, or great force, power, or strength
| Español | titánico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鉅大的 /巨大的 jùdàde, 力大無比的 /力大无比的 lìdàwúbǐde |
| Português | titânico |
| Français | titanesque |
| Deutsch | titanisch, titanenhaft |
| Italiano | titanico |
| Română | titanesc |
name ocean liner that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912
| 한국어 | 타이타닉 Taitanik |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | タイタニック Taitanikku |
| 中文 | 泰坦尼克 Tàitǎnníkè, 泰坦尼克號 /泰坦尼克号 Tàitǎnníkè-hào, 鐵達尼號 /铁达尼号 Tiědání-hào |
| हिन्दी | टाइटैनिक ṭāiṭainik |
| Português | Titanic |
| Français | Titanic |
| Deutsch | Titanic |
| Italiano | Titanic |
| Ελληνικά | Τιτανικός Titanikós |
| Русский | Тита́ник Titánik |
| العربية | تَيْتَانِيك taytānīk, تِيتَانِيك tītānīk |
| עברית | טיטניק |
Talk about this word "titanic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/titanic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. titanic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/titanic "titanic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/titanic.Cite this
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