GIANT


Meaning of GIANT in English

I. ˈjī-ənt noun

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

Date: 14th century

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 -ˌlīk adjective

II. adjective

Date: 15th century

: having extremely large size, proportion, or power

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.