Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giantess

/ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ant-ess
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female giant.

Example Sentences

"He spide far off a mighty Giauntesse / Fast flying, on a Courser dapled gray […]"
"In the corner lay against the wall a stringed instrument not unlike a dulcimer, which, as people believe, the Giantesses used to play on."
"The giantess picked him up and gave him such a squeeze that he felt he was going to choke."
"The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon."

Etymology

From Middle English geauntesse, geaunesse, from Old French; equivalent to giant + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: geauntesse, -
Suffix: giant

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/

Inflected Forms

giantesses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce giantess?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/.
What does giantess mean?: A female giant.
Where does giantess come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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