Gargantuan

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)ˌɡæn.tjÊŠu.æn/, /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)ˌɡænt.jÊŠuæn/

Origin

From Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable Life of Gargantua.

Full definition of gargantuan

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
2. Huge; immense; tremendous.
3. Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.

Synonyms

• colossal
• enormous
• giant
• huge
• humongous, humungous
• immense