gargantuan C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ɡɑrˈɡæntʃuən/ UK /ɡɑːˈɡæntjuən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj enormous; gigantic in size or quantity The construction of the dam was a gargantuan undertaking. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · enormous; gigantic in size... enormousgiganticcolossalhugeimmensemassivemammoth ↔ Opposites tinyminusculediminutive Etymology AI details From 'Gargantua', the name of the giant in Rabelais's satirical work (1534), perhaps from Spanish/Portuguese 'garganta' ('gullet, throat'). Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gargantuan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɡɑrˈɡæntʃuən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡɑːˈɡæntjuən/ ## Meanings 1. enormous; gigantic in size or quantity ## Examples - The construction of the dam was a gargantuan undertaking. ## Synonyms - enormous - gigantic - colossal - huge - immense - massive - mammoth ## Antonyms - tiny - minuscule - diminutive ## Etymology From 'Gargantua', the name of the giant in Rabelais's satirical work (1534), perhaps from Spanish/Portuguese 'garganta' ('gullet, throat'). ## AI Etymology Gargantuan comes from 'Gargantua', the name of the giant in Rabelais's satirical work (1534), perhaps from Spanish/Portuguese 'garganta' ('gullet, throat'). As an adjective, gargantuan describes what is enormous; gigantic in size or quantity. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown