giants

gi-ants · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of giant; mythical beings of great size and strength.

  2. 2.

    Unusually large people, animals, or things.

  3. 3.

    People of exceptional ability, importance, or achievement in a field.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    industry giants — leading companies in a sector
  • •
    tech giants — major technology companies
  • •
    sleeping giants — powerful entities that have not yet realized their potential

Related words

Antonyms: dwarfs, midgets
See also: enormous, giant, massive, titans
Synonyms: behemoths, colossi, titans

Etymology

From Old French geant, from Latin gigas (stem gigant-), from Greek gigas, + English plural -s.