Giant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
  3. any of the Gigantes.
  4. monitor (def. 12).
  5. giant star.
adjective
  1. unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge.
  2. greater or more eminent than others.
noun
  1. a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength, esp in folklore or fairy tales
  2. a person or thing of exceptional size, reputation, etc
  3. any of the large and powerful offspring of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth) who rebelled against the Olympian gods but were defeated in battle
  4. a person suffering from gigantism
  5. astronomy See giant star
  6. mining another word for monitor (def. 8)
adjective
  1. remarkably or supernaturally large
  2. architect another word for colossal
Giant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

More Definitions