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giant

1 of 2

noun

gi·​ant ˈjī-ənt How to pronounce giant (audio)
plural giants
1
: a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
2
a
: a living being of great size
b
: a person of extraordinary powers
3
: something unusually large or powerful
4
astronomy : a star of high luminosity and relatively great mass and size
a red giant
As it exhausts its hydrogen fuel, changes in its interior trigger a transformation from a blue giant to a yellow supergiant in only a few hundred thousand years. James B. Kaler
compare dwarf sense 4a, supergiant
giantlike
ˈjī-ənt-ˌlīk How to pronounce giant (audio)
adjective

giant

2 of 2

adjective

: having extremely large size, proportion, or power

Synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun the land of the giants the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders Adjective a giant-size box of detergent the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The streaming giant is hunting for cost cuts across nearly every corner of its business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Analysts added that the September quarter will be crucial in seeing if the streaming giant can really prove its new business model is worth the stock’s value. Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Imelda Staunton is set to play her in the upcoming fifth season of the streaming giant's regal drama. Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Kenya Barris will exec produce the show, which stemmed from the Black-ish creator’s former overall deal with the streaming giant. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 The streaming giant entered a bidding war with Amazon Studios, who eventually won and acquired the rights for $250 million. Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2022 Williams, who was played by actress Katie Lowes in the series, filed the suit against the streaming giant in the Delaware district court on Monday, alleging defamation and false-light invasion of privacy. Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The film comes as an aside to Murphy’s previous $70 million deal with Netflix for an exclusive standup comedy special, and his prior comedic biopic hit on the streaming giant, Dolemite is my Name, co-starring Wesley Snipes. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 The news came days after Lopez's multi-year production deal with the streaming giant was announced. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Benioff’s project to plant, conserve or restore one trillion trees, and Mr. McCarthy’s efforts to preserve the giant Sequoias in Southern California. Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Last month, Yosemite National Park once again welcomed the public to its famous grove of giant sequoias after they had been endangered by the nearly 5,000-acre Washburn fire. Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 But the high seating position and upright windshield turn its roof into a giant baseball hat pulled low over your eyes. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 6 Sep. 2022 Meraxes is a member of the the carcharodontosauridae family, a group of giant, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 The anatomy of this group, as well as the T. rex and abelisaurids -- other giant carnivorous dinosaurs -- is defined by large skulls and feet and tiny arms. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 7 July 2022 As smoke wafted through a forest of giant sequoias, a dozen crew members surrounded the gargantuan, 36-foot-wide trunk of General Sherman — the world’s largest living tree — and wrapped its base with massive sheets of fire-resistant fabric. Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 In July, the Washburn Fire burned nearly 5,000 acres in eastern California, threatening Yosemite National Park’s largest grove of giant sequoias, the rare, majestic trees that can live to be several thousand years old. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 What happens if there's a ransomware attack against a giant agriculture conglomerate? WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of giant was in the 13th century

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