gigantic

English

Alternative forms

• gigantick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γιγαντικός.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jī-găn'tĭk, IPA: /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/, X-SAMPA: /dZaI"g{ntIk/
• Rhymes: -æntɪk

Adjective

gigantic (comparative more gigantic, superlative most gigantic)

1. Very large.
2. In the manner of a giant.

Synonyms

• gigantesque
• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

• gigantism

Related terms

• giant

Translations

very large

• Arabic: ضخم (ar), هائل (ar)
• Breton: ramzel (br)
• Catalan: gegantí (ca), gegantesc (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨大 (cmn) (jùdà)

• Czech: obrovský (cs) m, obří (cs)
• Dutch: gigantisch (nl)
• Esperanto: giganta (eo)
• Finnish: jättiläismäinen (fi), jättimäinen (fi)
• French: gigantesque (fr)
• Galician: xigante (gl), xigantesco (gl)
• German: gigantisch (de)

• Hungarian: gigászi (hu), gigantikus (hu)
• Ido: giganta (io)
• Italian: gigantesco (it)
• Japanese: 巨大な (ja) (きょだいな kyodaina)
• Persian: غول آسا (fa)
• Portuguese: gigantesco (pt)
• Rapa Nui: nui nui
• Romanian: uriaș (ro), gigantic (ro)
• Russian: гигантский (ru) (gigántskij), громадный (ru) (gromádnyj)
• Spanish: gigante (es), gigantesco (es)
• Swedish: gigantisk (sv), jättestor (sv)