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gargantuanextremely large; enormous; gigantic

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely large; enormous; gigantic

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡɑrˈɡæntʃuən/

Korean meaning: 거대한, 엄청나게 큰

Korean pronunciation: 가**갠**추언

Example Sentences

  • My roommate has a gargantuan collection of rubber ducks that takes up half our living room.
  • The company faced a gargantuan challenge when all their servers crashed on Black Friday.
  • She made a gargantuan sandwich with seventeen layers of different meats and cheeses.

gargantuan

ADJECTIVE

//ɡɑrˈɡæntʃuən//

extremely large; enormous; gigantic

gargantuan concept
💡 Concept

거대한, 엄청나게 큰

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡɑrˈɡæntʃuən/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən/

🌳Etymology

RootGargantua
Suffix--an

Origin

From French author Rabelais' fictional giant character 'Gargantua' in his 16th-century novel. This enormous giant was famous for his massive appetite and ability to consume incredible quantities of food and drink.

🎵Rhyme

Atlanteancyclopean
Atlantean
cyclopean

🔗Collocations

gargantuan appetite
gargantuan proportions
gargantuan task
gargantuan building
gargantuan effort

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My roommate has a gargantuan collection of rubber ducks that takes up half our living room.

The company faced a gargantuan challenge when all their servers crashed on Black Friday.

😄 Fun example

She made a gargantuan sandwich with seventeen layers of different meats and cheeses.

The gargantuan waves during the storm made sailing impossible.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

enormousgiganticcolossalmammothimmense

Antonyms

tinyminusculemicroscopic

Related

massivetremendousvasthuge

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