gigantic
gb/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/ us/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
B1
Inglês
~ 4900
hatalmas, gigantikus, óriási
B1
1
Padrão de uso:
[something] is gigantic
The new shopping mall is absolutely gigantic.
Az új bevásárlóközpont egyszerűen hatalmas.
A gigantic wave crashed against the shore.
Egy hatalmas hullám csapódott a parthoz.
They made a gigantic mistake in the calculations.
The museum houses a gigantic collection of ancient artifacts.
We could see a gigantic statue from miles away.
Exemplos para estudantes
The dog is gigantic.
A kutya hatalmas.
That house is gigantic.
Az a ház hatalmas.
She bought a gigantic bag.
We saw a gigantic tree in the park.
The cake was gigantic.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'gigantic' with 'giant' used as a noun; 'gigantic' is only used as an adjective.
Significado
Extremely large in size
Colocações
gigantic building
|gigantic problem
|gigantic wave
|gigantic statue
|gigantic success
Sinônimos
huge (Very common synonym, slightly less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
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enormous (Close in meaning, often interchangeable; slightly more formal.)
Antônimos
tiny (Describes something extremely small, the opposite of gigantic.)
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small (General opposite in scale; can refer to size, amount, or extent.)
Temas
description
|measurement
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Very, very big in size or amount.
Extremely large in size, extent, or amount.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
gigantic
AFI
GB/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
US/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
Sílabas e tonicidade
gi - gant - ic (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gant)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: gigantic
Família de palavras
Expressões
gigantic leap forward
1/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk lˈip fˈɔɹwɚd/
fixed phrase
Very big improvement or progress
A very big and important improvement.
Exemplos
- The new technology represents a gigantic leap forward in medical research.
- Winning the contract was a gigantic leap forward for the small company.
gigantic waste of time
1/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk wˈeɪst əv tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Very big waste of time
Something that takes a lot of time but is not useful.
Exemplos
- Filling out all those unnecessary forms was a gigantic waste of time.
- The meeting turned out to be a gigantic waste of time since no decisions were made.