giant
/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.62 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
A very tall and large person.
noun
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
noun
A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
noun
A very large organization.
Example Sentences
- "The Dwarf then swelled and grew higher and higher till he became a monstrous Giant, and vanished in the air, while the old people were praying to God and thanking him for their deliverance."
- "The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god."
- ""It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly."
- "The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains."
- "Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson says it will continue to sell its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the UK and the rest of the world, despite stopping sales in the US and Canada."
- "Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet."
Etymology
From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Largely Displaced native Old English ent (“giant”), Old English eoten (“giant or jötunn”), and Old English þyrs (“giant or ogre”). Compare English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin (“giant or troll”) and thurse (“giant”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: geaunt, geant, *gagās, gigās, γίγας