Definitions for Brobdingnagian
ˌbrɒb dɪŋˈnæg i ənbrob·d·ing·na·gian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Brobdingnagianadjective

   huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag

2. huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagianadjective

   unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

   "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Brobdingnagiannoun

   A creature from Brobdingnag.

2. Brobdingnagiannoun

   A giant.

3. Brobdingnagianadjective

   Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.

4. Brobdingnagianadjective

   Enormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brobdingnagian

   Brobdingnag is a fictional land, which is occupied by giants, in Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels. The story's main character, Lemuel Gulliver, visits the land after the ship on which he is travelling is blown off course. As a result, he becomes separated from a party exploring the unknown land. In the second preface to the book, Gulliver laments that the publisher misspelled the land's name, which Gulliver asserts is actually called Brobdingrag.The adjective "Brobdingnagian" has come to describe anything of colossal size.

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1. brobdingnagian

   Brobdingnagian means extremely large; huge; gigantic. It is derived from Brobdingnag, a land of giant people in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Brobdingnagianadjective

   colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic

2. Brobdingnagiannoun

   a giant

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Brobdingnagian

   brob-ding-nā′ji-an, n. an inhabitant of the fabulous region of Brobdingnag in Gulliver's Travels, the people of which were of great stature—hence a gigantic person.—adj. gigantic.—adj. Brobdingnag′, immense.

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1. brobdingnagian

   Gigantic

   A dining table that fills a room leaving no space for chairs.

   
   

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brobdingnagian in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brobdingnagian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Brobdingnagian in a Sentence

1. Deshawn Yeldell:

   Work smart and make thy stockpile Brobdingnagian and then set thy ambition to become king-sized. -MillYentei

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brobdingnagian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brobdingnagian
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brobdingnagian
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brobdingnagian
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Brobdingnagian
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Brobdingnagian