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
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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
In “Dr. Seuss,” Whack is a giantess in a small house, like Alice in her cruel and unpredictable “Wonderland.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 1, 2018
Two frosted-haired individuals — a small bearded man and a middle-aged giantess — belt out a cover of the 1989 Roxette hit “The Look.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2015
With Val, I had no thoughts of dollar signs, just a great empty hole in my heart for this lonely giantess and the realization I could grant her the favor of a lifetime.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2014
She called out, “We have guests! Your son is here, with a friend,” and in moments another giantess walked in.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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