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gi·gan·tic
(jī-găn′tĭk)adj.
1. Exceedingly large in size, extent, or amount, especially for its kind: a gigantic toadstool. See Synonyms at enormous.
2. Very great in scope or importance: a gigantic mistake.
[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
(dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk)adj
1. very large; enormous: a gigantic error.
2. Also: gigantesque of or suitable for giants
[C17: from Greek gigantikos, from gigas giant]
giˈgantically adv
giˈganticness n
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gi•gan•tic
(dʒaɪˈgæn tɪk, dʒɪ-)adj.
1. very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
2. of, like, or befitting a giant.
[1605–15]
gi•gan′ti•cal•ly, adv.
gi•gan′tic•ness, n.
syn: gigantic, colossal, mammoth are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to anything that is of unusually large size: a gigantic country. colossal refers to the awesome effect and extraordinary size or power of a colossus or of something of similar size, scope, or effect: a colossal mistake. mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used esp. of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship.
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Adj. 1. gigantic - so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
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gigantic
adjective huge, great, large, giant, massive, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, herculean, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
little, small, tiny, miniature, insignificant, diminutive, puny
little, small, tiny, miniature, insignificant, diminutive, puny
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gigantic
adjectiveOf extraordinary size and power:
behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.
Informal: walloping.
Slang: whopping.
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Translations
ضَخْم، عِمْلاقعِمْلَاق
gigantickýobrovský
gigantiskkæmpemæssig
jättiläismäinen
golem
risavaxinn
巨大な
거대한
gigantiškas
gigantisks
orjaški
gigantisk
มโหฬาร
khổng lồ
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gigantic
adj → riesig, riesengroß ; building, man, task also → gigantisch ; appetite, mistake → riesig, gewaltig ; amount → riesenhaft, enorm ; of gigantic proportions → von riesigen Ausmaßen
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gigantic
[dʒaɪˈgæntɪk] adj → gigantesco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gigantic
(dʒaiˈgӕntik) adjective very large. a gigantic wave. reusagtige ضَخْم، عِمْلاق огромен gigantesco obrovský riesig gigantisk; kæmpemæssig γιγάντιος gigantesco, enorme hiigel- غول آسا؛ عظیم jättiläismäinen gigantesque ענקי बहुत बड़ा divovski óriási besar sekali risavaxinn gigantesco 巨大な 거대한 milžiniškas, gigantiškas gigantisks sangat besar reusachtig kjempemessig/-stor, gigantisk olbrzymi ستر، لوى، غټ، ديب ډوله gigantesco gigantic гигантский obrovský orjaški ogroman jättelik, väldig, gigantisk มหึมา çok büyük, dev gibi 巨大的 велетенський, гігантський بہت بڑا khổng lồ 巨大的
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→ عِمْلَاق gigantický gigantisk gigantisch γιγάντειος colosal jättiläismäinen gigantesque golem gigantesco 巨大な 거대한 gigantisch kjempesvær gigantyczny gigantesco громадный gigantisk มโหฬาร devasa khổng lồ 巨大的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009