giantess

[ jahy-uhn-tis ]

noun

1. an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
2. any very large woman.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of giantess¹

1350–1400; Middle English geauntesse < Old French. See giant, -ess

Example Sentences

I had thought about this giantess—a mixture of monstrosity and beauty—for years.

From Outside Online

In my novel Sexing the Cherry (1989) I invented a character called the Dog Woman; a giantess who lives on the River Thames.

From The Daily Beast

Being thus urged, they entered the room and approached the table, until they stood where they faced the great Giantess.

From Project Gutenberg

"I see," remarked the Giantess, nodding her head and smiling again in that curious way—a way that made Woot shudder.

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The Giantess seemed much amused by the Tin90 Owl's appearance, for her laugh was big and jolly.

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So heavy was the tread of the Giantess that even the walls of the big stone castle trembled as she stepped.

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He bounded to the seat of a giant chair, and then to its back and with a wild leap sprang upon the laughing Giantess.

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