giant

Forms

Plural: giants

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
- The Dwarf then swelled and grew higher and higher till he became a monstrous Giant, and vanished in the air, while the old people were praying to God and thanking him for their deliverance.
2.Specifically:
- The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god.
3.A very tall and large person.
- "It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly.
4.A tall species of a particular animal or plant.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Very large.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2563

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”).

Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.