GINORMOUS

Meaning of GINORMOUS in English

/ dʒaɪˈnɔːməs; NAmE -ˈnɔːrm-/ adjective

( BrE , informal ) extremely large

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s (originally military slang): blend of giant and enormous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GINORMOUS — adj. extremely gigantic; extremely enormous (combination of the words gigantic and enormous)
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GINORMOUS — ■ adjective Brit. informal extremely large. Origin 1940s (orig. military sl.): blend of giant and enormous .
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GINORMOUS — ginormous BrE AmE dʒaɪ ˈnɔːm əs AmE \ -ˈnɔːrm əs ▷ ginormous|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GINORMOUS — gi ‧ nor ‧ mous /dʒaɪˈnɔːməs $ -ˈnɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: gigantic …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GINORMOUS — adj. Brit. sl. very large; enormous. [GIANT + ENORMOUS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GINORMOUS — adj. Brit. sl. very large; enormous. [ GIANT + ENORMOUS ]
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GINORMOUS — adj. Brit. sl. very large; enormous. Etymology: GIANT + ENORMOUS
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GINORMOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Some of the older ones would get together so that they had ginormous piles of …
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GINORMOUS — [adjective] [UK and ANZ] [informal] often humorous - extremely largea ginormous three-scoop ice-cream cone
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GINORMOUS — Somewhere between gigantic and enormous. Especially handy when describing Jennifer Lopez' rear end. Example: Did you see the J Lo …
Slang English vocab
GINORMOUS — adj. extremely large [blend of gigantic and enormous] Context and source: "Oh my! It is not gigantic. It is ginormous!" …
New Words English vocab
GINORMOUS — прил.; брит.; ироничн.огромный ginormous prices — баснословные цены Syn:huge
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GINORMOUS — прил. ; брит. ; ирон. огромный ginormous prices — баснословные цены Syn: huge
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GINORMOUS — прил.; брит.; ирон. огромный ginormous prices — баснословные цены Syn: huge
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GINORMOUSLY — See main entry: ↑ ginormous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIGRONCOUS — Bigger than ginormous. Quite big. Example: The hangover after the college party was gigroncous.
Slang English vocab
VAST — adj. 25B6; adjective HUGE, extensive, expansive, broad, wide, boundless, immeasurable, limitless, infinite; enormous, immense, great, massive, colossal, tremendous, mighty, prodigious, …
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TREMENDOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective tremendous sums of money : HUGE, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, …
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TOWERING — adj. 25B6; adjective a towering skyscraper : HIGH, tall, lofty, soaring, sky-high, sky-scraping, multi-storey; giant, gigantic, enormous, huge, massive; informal …
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TITANIC — adj. 25B6; adjective HUGE, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, monumental, mammoth, immense, tremendous, terrific, mighty, stupendous, prodigious, gargantuan, Herculean; informal …
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TERRIFIC — adj. 25B6; adjective a terrific bang : TREMENDOUS, huge, massive, gigantic, colossal, mighty, great, prodigious, formidable, sizeable, considerable; intense, extreme, …
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PRODIGIOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective ENORMOUS, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, inordinate, monumental; amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, …
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OUTSIZE — n. 25B6; adjective her outsize handbag : HUGE, oversized, enormous, gigantic, very big/large, great, giant, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, immense, …
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MOUNTAINOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective a mountainous region : HILLY, craggy, rocky, alpine; upland, highland. mountainous waves : HUGE, enormous, gigantic, massive, …
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MIGHTY — adj. 25B6; adjective a mighty blow : POWERFUL, forceful, violent, vigorous, hefty, thunderous. a mighty warrior : FEARSOME, ferocious; big, …
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MASSIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective HUGE, enormous, vast, immense, large, big, mighty, great, colossal, tremendous, prodigious, gigantic, gargantuan, mammoth, monstrous, monumental, giant, …
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MAMMOTH — n. 25B6; adjective HUGE, enormous, gigantic, giant, colossal, massive, vast, immense, mighty, stupendous, monumental, Herculean, epic, prodigious, mountainous, monstrous, titanic, …
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LARGE — n. 25B6; adjective a large house 007C; large numbers of people : BIG, great, huge, sizeable, substantial, immense, enormous, colossal, …
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IMMENSE — adj. 25B6; adjective HUGE, vast, massive, enormous, gigantic, colossal, great, very large/big, monumental, towering, tremendous; giant, elephantine, monstrous, mammoth, titanic, …
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