giantess

American  

[jahy-uhn-tis] / ˈdʒaɪ ən tɪs /

noun

1. an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.

2. any very large woman.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of giantess

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

Example Sentences

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giantess

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

So does the evocation of Mama Elena’s tragic past, a mini-Romeo and Juliet tale told in a skillful five-minute ballet-within-the-ballet, and her demonlike final reappearance as a giantess in a huge, trailing dress.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

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

“I sanctify this pyre,” he proclaimed, darting grumpy looks at the giantess Hyrrokkin, who still did not, Thor felt, appear to be properly respectful.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman