Definition of gargantuan Gargantuan
/gɑɹgæˈnʧuʌn/ - [garganchuun] - gar•gan•tu•an
We found 6 definitions of gargantuan from 4 different sources.
Advertising
What does gargantuan mean?
WordNet
Adjective |
||
| gargantuan - of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" | ||
| elephantine, giant, jumbo | ||
| large, big having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- gargantuan (Adjective)
Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite. - gargantuan (Adjective)
Huge; immense; tremendous. - gargantuan (Adjective)
Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gargantuan (a.)
Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
gargantuan
gär-gan′tū-an, adj. like Gargantua—i.e. enormous, prodigious.—ns. Gargan′tuism; Gargan′tuist. [From Gargantua, the hero of Rabelais, described as a giant of vast appetite.]
