gianthoodn.
/ˈdʒʌɪənthʊd/ a. The nature or characteristics of a giant; hugeness.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > hugeness
hugenessc1380
monstruousness1545
huginess1559
immanity1586
immenseness1610
immensity1652
enormity1792
colossality1800
enormousness1802
prodigiousness1832
gianthood1841
titanism1851
hugeousness1859
vastitude1876
jumboesqueness1882
monumentality1884
stupendiosity1912
1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 31 A kind of vacant hugeness, large awkward gianthood, characterises that Norse System.
b. concrete. The race of giants.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > race of
giantry1611
gianthood1859
1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxii. 45 The strong-limbed gianthood of the olden time.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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