jättiläinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- behemoth noun Something enormous and powerful, especially a huge organization, machine, or creature.
- giant noun A legendary humanlike being of enormous size and strength.
- mega adjective Extremely large in size, scale, or importance.
- ogre noun A large, ugly, monstrous creature in folklore, known for its brutish strength and appetite for humans.
Senses
jättiläinen is used for these senses in English:
- behemoth (figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
- giant Very large.
- giant A mythical human of very great size.
- giant A very tall and large person.
- giant (astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).
- mega (informal) Very large.
- ogre (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
- ogreish Resembling an ogre; cruel and wicked.
giant — full definition
- noun A legendary humanlike being of enormous size and strength.
- noun A person or thing that is exceptionally large, powerful, or important in its field.
- adjective Extremely large.