Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Hyphenation 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Derived terms

English

Noun

giant (plural giants)

1. A mythical human of very great size.
2. A very tall person.

Hyphenation

gi·ant

Translations

mythical human

French: géant m German: riese

Italian: gigante m Slovene: velikan m Spanish: gigante Swedish: jätte c

very tall person

Slovene: velikan m, orjak m Swedish: jätte c

Adjective

giant (no comparative or superlative)

1. Very large.

Synonyms

• colossal
• enormous
• gigantic
• immense
• prodigious
• vast

Translations

giant

Slovene: ogromen , orjaški , gromozanski , velikanski (m) ogromna , orjaška , gromozanska , velikanska (f) ogromno , orjaško , gromozansko , velikansko (n) Swedish: jättelik , enorm , jättestor (esp. used by children)

Derived terms

• giantess
• giantism