giantess
Americannoun
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an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
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any very large woman.
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of giantess
1350–1400; Middle English geauntesse < Old French. See giant, -ess
Example Sentences
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The 2021 animated movie adaptation makes her more glamorous, but she’s still a zaftig giantess too heavy for Catwoman to hang onto as she’s dangling off the side of a building.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
But Valens stops short of predicting an out-an-out giantess renaissance.
From Slate ● May 6, 2021
In one promotional portrait for “Growing,” Amy Schumer’s new Netflix special, the comedian is a Photoshopped giantess, too big for her stage, too big for our world.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2019
Years ago, tennis writers used to call Martina Navratilova, listed at 5-foot-8 and lean, a giantess with popping veins because other women seemed weaklings by comparison.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2010
It seemed as if the old woman herself was now a giantess, and his vision was blurred and confused.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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