Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ginormous

/dʒaɪˈnɔɹməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: gi-nor-mous
IPA: /dʒaɪˈnɔɹməs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very large.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"This is Jazz, a ginormous weird looking planet just showed up in the suburbs of Cybertron."
"Walt Disney World is ginormous. Even after you’re on the property, you have to drive about fifteen minutes to get to different places."
"“Neutron stars are as mysterious as they are fascinating. These city-sized objects are essentially ginormous atomic nuclei.”"
"Visitors from Spain, Sheffield, the US, South Korea and Australia paused beside the tree to pay their respects. “It’s ginormous!” said Carter Jackson, eight, from Sheffield. “It’s a really beautiful tree and it’s sad it’s died.”"

Etymology

Blend of gi(gantic) + (e)normous. Originally 1940s military slang.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dʒaɪˈnɔɹməs/
British English: /dʒaɪˈnɔːməs/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more ginormous (comparative) most ginormous (superlative)

Derived Forms

ginormagantuan ginormously ginormousness superginormous

Frequently Paired Words

hunormous gigantuan

Synonyms

ample big exceeding cosmic bodacious broad commodious considerable expansive good-sized full generous

Rhymes With

enormous cormus formous

Questions

How do you pronounce ginormous?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒaɪˈnɔɹməs/.
What does ginormous mean?: Very large.
Where does ginormous come from?: Blend of gi(gantic) + (e)normous. Originally 1940s military slang.

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