noun / adjective

giant

JY-unt/dʒˈaɪʌnt/

A being enormously larger than ordinary humans.

The giant bends over the travelers beside the castle.

An enormous humanlike giant bends beside a castle, towering over two adults and a horse.

Etymology

Greek gigas named a member of a race of monstrous mythological beings. Its application to exceptionally large, strong men opened the way to calling any unusually large creature or thing a giant.

In context

Secret Origins49:04

encountered a warrior named Tzilacatzin who stood over 10 feet tall. He defended Tlatelolco by hurling rocks the size of watermelons at Spanish soldiers. Eyewitness accounts described him as a giant

The Giant Species That Once Ruled Earth (And Why They Were Erased)

More examples

Two giants guard the mountain pass in the legend.
The friendly giant carries the children in his palm.
She draws a giant towering over a village.

Forms

giant · giants

gigantic adjective — Extremely large in size or scale.

Similar words

ogre: Suggests a frightening, cruel monster, often one that eats people.
colossus: Can describe an enormous statue rather than a living being.