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gargantuan

/ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən/
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• adjective

1

Enormous or colossal in size, volume, or degree; of gigantic proportions.

Example

"The construction of the hydroelectric dam was a gargantuan engineering project that took over a decade to complete."

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• Nearby Words

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gardening
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gargle
gargler

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 16th century from the name of Gargantua, a voracious giant who is the central character in François Rabelais's satirical five-volume work 'Gargantua and Pantagruel' (1532–1564).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Gargantuan. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/gargantuan
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