English Explanatory Dictionary

ginormous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very large.

Pronunciation

/dʒaɪˈnɔːməs/ /dʒaɪˈnɔɹməs/ en-us-ginormous.ogg

Word forms

ginormous more ginormous most ginormous

Etymology

Blend of gi(gantic) + (e)normous. Originally 1940s military slang.

Synonyms

ample big cosmic bodacious broad commodious considerable expansive good-sized full generous giant grand great hefty hench immense jumbo larger than life largifical leviathan liberal long massive mega- overlarge outsized oversize oversized prodigious roomy rotund sizeable spacious stonking substantial tall vast voluminous wide astronomic behemothic big fat boxcar Brobdingnagian bulky colossal cyclopean Daniel Lambertish elephantine elephantic enormous gargantuan giantesque gigantesque gigantic gigantuan (colloquial nonstandard)) ginormous great big

Related words

hunormous gigantuan

Derived words

ginormagantuan ginormously ginormousness superginormous
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