— giantlike , adj.
/juy"euhnt/ , n.
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. ( often cap. ) Class. Myth. any of the Gigantes.
4. Mining. monitor (def. 12).
5. Astron. See giant star .
adj.
6. unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge.
7. greater or more eminent than others.
[ 1250-1300; ME geant gigant- (s. of gigas ) Gígas; r. OE gigant ]