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1. (n.) giant
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size and strength.
2. giant
a person or thing of unusually great size or power.
3. giant
a person or thing of extraordinary importance, achievement, etc.:
one of the giants of aviation.
4. (adj.) giant
unusually large; gigantic; huge.
5. giant
of extraordinary power, importance, or achievement.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME geant < OF < L gigant-, s. of gigās < Gk Gígās member of a mythical race of gigantic beings)
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1. (noun) giant
any creature of exceptional size
2. (noun) colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
3. (noun) giant
an unusually large enterprise
"Walton built a retail giant"
4. (noun) giant, hulk, heavyweight, whale
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
5. (noun) giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
6. (noun) giant
an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
7. (adj) giant star, giant
a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
8. (adj) elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo
of great mass; huge and bulky
"a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
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1. (adjective) giant
very big or much bigger than other of the same kind
a giant lizard
2. (noun) giant
in stories, an enormous man
a man-eating giant
3. giant
a person or organization that is important or powerful in their field of work or business
Mailer, a giant of American literature; one of the world's software giants
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1. (adj) Giant
like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son
2. (noun) Giant
a man of extraordinari bulk and stature
3. (noun) Giant
a person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
4. (noun) Giant
any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power
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Sense: (in fairy stories etc) a huge person
Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.
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 Afrikaans: reus |
 Arabic: مارِد |
 Bulgarian: великан |
 Brazilian: gigante |
 Czech: obr |
 German: der Riese, die Riesin |
 Danish: kæmpe; gigant |
 Greek: γίγαντας |
 Spanish: gigante; giganta |
 Estonian: hiiglane |
 Farsi: غول |
 Finnish: jättiläinen |
 French: géant/-ante |
 Hebrew: ענק |
 Hindi: दैत्य |
 Croatian: div |
 Hungarian: óriás |
 Indonesian: raksasa |
 Icelandic: risi |
 Italian: gigante |
 Japanese: 大男 [] |
 Korean: (이야기, 전설 등에 나오는 상상의) 거인 |
 Lithuanian: milžinas |
 Latvian: milzis |
 Malay: gergasi |
 Dutch: reus |
 Norwegian: kjempe, gigant |
 Polish: olbrzym |
 Persian: غول |
 Pashto: ديب: غټ او پياوړى سړى، حي |
 Portuguese: gigante |
 Romanian: uriaş |
 Russian: великан |
 Slovak: obor |
 Slovenian: velikan |
 Serbian: džin |
 Swedish: jätte |
 Thai: ยักษ์ |
 Turkish: dev |
 Taiwanese: 巨人 |
 Ukrainian: велетень, гігант |
 Urdu: دیو |
 Vietnamese: người khổng lồ |
 Chinese: 巨人 |
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