[gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 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 -- gi.ant.like adj
[2]giant adj (15c): having extremely large size, proportion, or power