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For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
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Meaning of "gargantuan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GARGANTUAN

gargantuan  [ɡɑːˈɡæntjʊən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARGANTUAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gargantuan is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GARGANTUAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gargantuan in the English dictionary

The definition of gargantuan in the dictionary is huge; enormous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARGANTUAN


ajowan
ˈædʒəʊən
Baron-Cohen
ˌbærənˈkəʊən
Bowen
ˈbəʊən
Cohen
ˈkəʊən
cowan
ˈkaʊən
eoan
iːˈəʊən
Frauen
ˈfraʊən
gowan
ˈɡaʊən
Iowan
ˈaɪəʊən
leguaan
ˈlɛɡjʊən
metazoan
ˌmɛtəˈzəʊən
Minoan
mɪˈnəʊən
Nicaraguan
ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊən
Papuan
ˈpæpjʊən
rowan
ˈrəʊən
rowen
ˈraʊən
Samoan
səˈməʊən
sewen
ˈsjʊən
sewin
ˈsjʊən
triduan
ˈtrɪdjʊən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARGANTUAN

garderobe
Gardiner
Gardner
gardyloo
gare
garefowl
Garfield
garfish
garganey
Gargantua
gargarise
gargarism
garget
gargety
gargle
gargler
gargoyle
gargoyled
gargoylism
gari

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARGANTUAN

Antiguan
Assouan
Assuan
Don Juan
duan
guan
Kairouan
Labuan
lauan
Nauruan
San Juan
Sichuan
Siouan
Szechuan
taguan
Taiyuan
tuan
Tuvaluan
Yinchuan
yuan

Synonyms and antonyms of gargantuan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GARGANTUAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gargantuan» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gargantuan

Translation of «gargantuan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARGANTUAN

Find out the translation of gargantuan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gargantuan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gargantuan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

庞大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pantagruélico
570 millions of speakers

English

gargantuan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عملاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гигантская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gigantesco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকাণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gargantuesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gergasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gigantische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巨大な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거대한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gargantuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phi thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகத்தான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचंड प्रमाणात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devasa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gigantesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olbrzymi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гігантська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gargantuan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γιγάντιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

formidabel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gigant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uhorvelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gargantuan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARGANTUAN»

The term «gargantuan» is regularly used and occupies the 58.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARGANTUAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gargantuan

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2 QUOTES WITH «GARGANTUAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gargantuan.
1
Felix Dennis
For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
2
Jonathan Katz
The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARGANTUAN»

Discover the use of gargantuan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gargantuan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gargantuan: A Ruby Murphy Mystery
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Maggie Estep, 2010
2
The Gargantuan Boy
That is until he meets-the Unstoppable! Glenn Colin Linke grew up in a small town in the Barossa Valley wine region of South Australia and has worked at the Yalumba Winery for the past eighteen years.
Glenn Colin Linke, 2011
3
The Gargantuan Polity: On the Individual and the Community ...
The Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which allowed rulers to hold power due to approval of their ...
Michael Randall, 2008
4
Gargantuan Black Dragon
These limited edition monsters are proportionally sized per D&D roleplaying rules to be either Gargantuan (4"x4"base) or Colossal (6"x6" base). These preminum figures will only be available to collect for a limited time after each release.
‎2006
5
Gargantuan Networking: The Teachings of Karmic~the~Wise As ...
Foreword by Peter Biadasz Master Networker as Selected by Peerage And Author of "MORE LEADS The Complete Handbook for TIPS Groups, Leads Groups and Networking Groups" "Gargantuan Networking" is a veritable trifecta of scholarship.
Richard Possett, 2006
6
The Gargantuan Guide to Harry Potter
The Gargantuan Guide to Harry Potter is a study guide designed to accompany the reading of the Harry Potter series in a course or classroom setting (although individual readers will also find it a useful and fascinating reference).
Compilation, Compilation Staff, 2011
7
A Gargantuan Gallery of Ghouls and Ghosts - 26 Terrifying ...
A fantastic collection of 26 gruesome and ghoulish tales from some of the greatest writers including, J. Sheridan le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, Virginia Woolf, Louisa Baldwin, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and many more.
Various, 2011
8
The Gargantuan Guitar Songbook
(Guitar Recorded Versions).
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2009
9
Gargantuan Blue Dragon
In this book, the blue dragon is a vain and territorial juggernaut of claws and scales and beating wings, with a powerful breath weapon of crackling lightning.
WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Wizards Team, 2007
10
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
<the sun blazed down ... the heat was colossal — Forester) Gargantuan suggests the hugeness of Rabelais's Gargantua and is often used in reference to appetites and similar physical matters (gargantuan breakfasts . . . pigs' knuckles and ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARGANTUAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gargantuan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Celine Cooper: War memorial project in Cape Breton seems skewed …
It's just that our gargantuan roadside stops — Kenora's Husky the Musky, Sudbury's Big Nickel, Mac the Moose in Moose Jaw, the Shediac ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Indian girls' school empowers society's weakest members
With a preschool, two elementary schools and upper school, Pardada Pardadi has the gargantuan task of inculcating and reinforcing values of ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Ryan: The racing was good at Kentucky … but the reasons
Spin a gargantuan wheel to determine spoiler heights during prerace ceremonies. Sequester team engineers in soundproof chambers during ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Archibald's Alabama Journal: Day 11 | AL.com
A gargantuan task, I know. If I had to pay by sheer head mass it would break me. I continue my journey across Alabama looking for stories. «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Shahzad blitz takes Afghanistan to third straight win
... and three boundaries, and a 22-ball 37 from Richie Berrington - but lacked the overall firepower needed to scale down the gargantuan target. «International Cricket Council, Jul 15»
6
Brookfield Zoo Stingray Exhibit Closed After 54 Stingrays Die
It was a gargantuan stingray estimated to weigh 800 pounds. Stingrays can be a source of delight and danger to view and dive along with. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
7
Ebonyi governor meets Obasanjo, pledges support for Buhari …
Isn't it a gargantuan shame that a tribe as populous as Ndigbo can't provide a single individual that is seen to be credible enough to be elected ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
8
Why Gina Rinehart's sense of 'entitlement' rubs us the wrong way
We should be grateful to her father for discovering iron ore and to her for turning her inherited control of a family company into a gargantuan ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Stoked up: Are Everton FC facing a regular threat from clubs like the …
... route one approach which included an aerial bombardment of the opposition penalty area fed by the gargantuan throw-ins of Rory Delap. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
10
theartsdesk at Førdefestivalen: Music and the Midnight sun | New …
The archipelago's mix of gargantuan conglomerate and greenstone is the result of millennia-old geophysical forces that were once retold as the ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»

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