Definitions for gargantuangɑrˈgæn tʃu ən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gar•gan•tu•angɑrˈgæn tʃu ən(adj.)
gigantic; enormous; colossal:
a gargantuan task.
Origin of gargantuan:
1585–95
Princeton's WordNet
elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo(adj)
of great mass; huge and bulky
"a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
Wiktionary
gargantuan(Adjective)
Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
gargantuan(Adjective)
Huge; immense; tremendous.
gargantuan(Adjective)
Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
Origin: From Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable Life of Gargantua. From Garagantesi, from
Webster Dictionary
Gargantuan(adj)
characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate
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