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gi⋅gan⋅tic
[jahy-gan-tik, ji-] 
tɪk
–adjective
| 1. | very large; huge: a gigantic statue. |
| 2. | of, like, or befitting a giant. |
Related forms:
gi⋅gan⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
gi⋅gan⋅tic⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. enormous, immense, prodigious, herculean, cyclopean, titanic. Gigantic, colossal, mammoth, monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn. Colossal refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god: a colossal victory. Mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used esp. of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship. Monstrous means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size: a monstrous blunder.
1. enormous, immense, prodigious, herculean, cyclopean, titanic. Gigantic, colossal, mammoth, monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn. Colossal refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god: a colossal victory. Mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used esp. of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship. Monstrous means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size: a monstrous blunder.
Antonyms:
1. tiny.
1. tiny.
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| gi·gan·tic (jī-gān'tĭk) adj.
[From Latin gigās, gigant-, giant; see giant, or from Greek gigantikos (from gigās, gigant-, giant).] gi·gan'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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Gigantic
Gi*gan"tic\, a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See Giant.]1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant. 2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness. --Milton. When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Strom wind of the equinox. --Longfellow.
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Language Translation for : gigantic
Spanish:
gigantesco, enorme,
German:
riesig,
Japanese:
巨大な
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