gigantic

[jahy-gan-tik, ji-] /dʒaɪˈgæn tɪk, dʒɪ-/

adjective

very large; huge:

a gigantic statue.

of, like, or befitting a giant.

Origin

1605-15; < Latin gigant- giant + -ic

Related forms

gigantically, adverb

giganticness, 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 especially 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.

Examples from the web for gigantic

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British Dictionary definitions for gigantic

gigantic

/dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/

adjective

very large; enormous: a gigantic error

Also gigantesque (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk). of or suitable for giants

Derived Forms

gigantically, adverb
giganticness, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Greek gigantikos, from gigasgiant

Word Origin and History for gigantic

adj.

1610s, "pertaining to giants," from Latin gigant- stem of gigantem, from gigas "giant" (see giant) + -ic. Replaced earlier gigantine (c.1600), gigantical (c.1600), giantlike (1570s). Of material or immaterial things, actions, etc., by 1797.