giantess

[jahy-uh n-tis]

noun

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

Origin of giantess

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

Usage note

See -ess.

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Examples from the Web for giantess

Contemporary Examples of giantess

In my novel Sexing the Cherry (1989) I invented a character called the Dog Woman; a giantess who lives on the River Thames.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir
Jeanette Winterson
March 7, 2012

Historical Examples of giantess

Yet he would be a bold man who would administer emetics to the Giantess.
American Notes
Rudyard Kipling
She was very tall indeed, six feet, but she looked like a giantess.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
Well,” said the giantess, when she came in, “is there anything you wish?
Irish Fairy Tales
Edmond Leamy
He was not wont to miss his mark, and the giantess fled, howling.
Told by the Northmen:
E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton
"Well, I'll come back again," said the giantess, and she went away.
The Golden Spears
Edmund Leamy

Word Origin and History for giantess

n.

late 14c., from giant + -ess.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper