giant
English Thesaurus
1. any creature of exceptional size (noun.animal)
2. an unusually large enterprise (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | enterprise, |
| definition | : | an organization created for business ventures (noun.group) |
3. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | star, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | arcturus, |
| definition | : | the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | capella, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Auriga (noun.object) |
4. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | argus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cyclops, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | giantess, |
| definition | : | a female giant (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ogre, |
| definition | : | (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | jotun, jotunn, |
| definition | : | (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mimir, |
| definition | : | (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom (noun.person) |
5. a person of exceptional importance and reputation (noun.person)
6. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful (noun.person)
7. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | large person, |
| definition | : | a person of greater than average size (noun.person) |
8. of great mass; huge and bulky (adj.all)
| similar | : | big, large, |
| definition | : | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all) |
9. any creature of exceptional size (noun.animal)
10. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
11. a person of exceptional importance and reputation (noun.person)
| derivation | : | titanic, |
| definition | : | of great force or power (adj.all) |
12. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | monstrous, |
| definition | : | abnormally large (adj.all) |
13. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hulking, hulky, |
| definition | : | of great size and bulk (adj.all) |
14. of great mass; huge and bulky (adj.all)
| derivation | : | giant, |
| definition | : | any creature of exceptional size (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | gargantua, |
| definition | : | a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | giant, |
| definition | : | an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales (noun.person) |
15. any creature of exceptional size (noun.animal)
16. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
17. a person of exceptional importance and reputation (noun.person)
| derivation | : | titanic, |
| definition | : | of great force or power (adj.all) |
18. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | monstrous, |
| definition | : | abnormally large (adj.all) |
19. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)
| derivation | : | gigantic, mammoth, |
| definition | : | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hulking, hulky, |
| definition | : | of great size and bulk (adj.all) |
20. of great mass; huge and bulky (adj.all)
| derivation | : | giant, |
| definition | : | any creature of exceptional size (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | gargantua, |
| definition | : | a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | giant, |
| definition | : | an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales (noun.person) |
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