brobdingnagian C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌbrɑbdɪŋˈnæɡiən/ UK /ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnæɡiən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of enormous size; gigantic The corporation built a brobdingnagian warehouse on the outskirts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of enormous size; gigantic giganticcolossalenormousimmensehugemammothtitanic ↔ Opposites lilliputiantinyminusculediminutive Etymology AI details An eponym coined by Jonathan Swift from Brobdingnag, the land of giants in Gulliver's Travels (1726). The place-name was Swift's invention. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # brobdingnagian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌbrɑbdɪŋˈnæɡiən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnæɡiən/ ## Meanings 1. of enormous size; gigantic ## Examples - The corporation built a brobdingnagian warehouse on the outskirts. ## Synonyms - gigantic - colossal - enormous - immense - huge - mammoth - titanic ## Antonyms - lilliputian - tiny - minuscule - diminutive ## Etymology An eponym coined by Jonathan Swift from Brobdingnag, the land of giants in Gulliver's Travels (1726). The place-name was Swift's invention. ## AI Etymology Brobdingnagian is an eponym coined by Jonathan Swift from Brobdingnag, the land of giants in Gulliver's Travels (1726). The place-name was Swift's invention. In present-day use, it means of enormous size; gigantic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown