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
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
Anyone think there’s a giant or giantess on the Supreme Court today?
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2017
The dog is so little that the black boots of its owner, to the dog’s right, seem like those of a giantess.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2011
“We didn’t have any choice! The stupid prat, talking about his giantess mother where anyone could have heard him!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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