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- Dictionarygiant/ˈdʒʌɪənt/
noun
- 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.
- 2. a star of relatively great size and luminosity compared to ordinary stars of the main sequence, and 10–100 times the diameter of the sun.
adjective
- 1. of very great size or force; gigantic: "giant multinational corporations"
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In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: gigas, cognate giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word giant is first attested in 1297 from Robert of Gloucester 's chronicle. [1]
GIANT definition: 1. an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong, and usually very cruel, appearing…. Learn more.
Giants (Greek mythology) Poseidon (left) holding a trident, with the island Nisyros on his shoulder, battling a Giant (probably Polybotes), red-figure cup c. 500–450 BC (Cabinet des Médailles 573) [1] In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, singular: Γίγας, Gígas), were a race ...
The meaning of GIANT is a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength. How to use giant in a sentence.
noun. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales. see more. noun. a person of exceptional importance and reputation. synonyms: behemoth, colossus, heavyweight, titan. see more. noun. an unusually large enterprise. “Walton built a retail giant ” see more. noun.
giant in American English. (ˈdʒaiənt) noun. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend. a giant in her field. an intellectual giant.
GIANT meaning: 1. an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong, and usually very cruel, appearing…. Learn more.
noun. a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength, esp in folklore or fairy tales Also (feminine)giantessˈdʒaɪəntɪs. a person or thing of exceptional size, reputation, etc. a giant in nuclear physics.
giant noun & adjective. Meaning & use. noun. 1.a. 1297–. One of the supposed beings in human form but of superhuman stature, who occur frequently in mythic or pseudo-historical traditions and in romantic fiction. In Greek mythology, used spec. (chiefly in plural, with initial capital) as the rendering of Greek γίγας (see above in the etymology).
A person or thing of extraordinary power, significance, or importance: a giant in the field of physics; automotive industry giants.
