colossal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈlɑsəl/ UK /kəˈlɒsəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
extremely large or great

They built a colossal statue at the harbor entrance.

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Synonyms

1 adj · extremely large or great enormous gigantic huge immense massive vast monumental

Opposites

tiny minuscule diminutive minute

Word family

Derived forms colossally

Related forms colossuscoliseum

Etymology

From French colossal, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek kolossós ('a huge statue'), a word of pre-Greek (likely Aegean) origin.

colossus Latin kolossós Ancient Greek

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# colossal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** kəˈlɑsəl
**IPA (UK):** kəˈlɒsəl

## Meanings
1. extremely large or great

## Examples
- They built a colossal statue at the harbor entrance.

## Synonyms
- enormous
- gigantic
- huge
- immense
- massive
- vast
- monumental

## Antonyms
- tiny
- minuscule
- diminutive
- minute

## Derived Forms
- colossally

## Related Forms
- colossus
- coliseum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: colossus
- Root: kolossós

## Etymology
From French colossal, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek kolossós ('a huge statue'), a word of pre-Greek (likely Aegean) origin.

## AI Etymology
Colossal comes from French colossal, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek kolossós ('a huge statue'), a word of pre-Greek (likely Aegean) origin. The historical trail runs through Latin colossus and Ancient Greek kolossós. In modern use it means extremely large or great. Derived formations include colossally; related forms include colossus, coliseum.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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