Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentle giant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tle -giant
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not aggressive or threatening.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gentle + giant. First use appears c. 1807 in a translated work. See cite below.

Inflected Forms

gentle giants (plural)

Questions

What does gentle giant mean?
A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not aggressive or threatening.
Where does gentle giant come from?
From gentle + giant. First use appears c. 1807 in a translated work. See cite below.

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