Giganticity
/ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɪsəti/noun
The quality or state of being gigantic.
Did you know?In Greek myth, the Gigantes were not simply oversized humans but supernatural earth-born beings who fought the Olympian gods in the Gigantomachy.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Gígantes
“The Gigantes, legendary earth-born beings who battled the gods”
Ancient Greek
Greek
gigántios
“Of or belonging to the Gigantes; gigantic”
Ancient Latin
Latin
gigas, gigantis
“A giant; one of the mythic Gigantes”
16th Century
English
gigantic
“Enormous; resembling a giant”
Modern English
English
giganticity
“The condition or quality of being gigantic”
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