giantismn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒʌɪəntɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm/

Etymology: < giant n. + -ism suffix.

a. The quality or state of a giant; the practices of a giant or of the Giants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > state or practices of

giantism1639

1639 G. Chapman & J. Shirley Trag. Chabot iii. sig. E2^v The improvement of his estate in so few yeares, from a private Gentlemans fortune, to a great Dukes revenewes, might save our soveraigne therein an Orator to enforce and prove faulty even to gyantisme against heaven.

1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 31 It appears most apt to sustain any the heaviest Weight; and therefore hath much of Giantism in it.

1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) i. iii. 9 Oh! happy State of Giantism.

1855 P. Landreth De Quincey in Stud. Mod. Lit. (1861) 275 Goliath is associated with giantism.

b. Physiology and Biology. Abnormal development in size. Also spec. (see quot. 1885).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > types of growth

monstruosity1402

monstrosity1555

accretion1615

misgrowth1648

monstruousness1653

miscreance1658

homonomya1682

agenesis1827

hypertrophy1834

auxesis1842

overgrowth1844

neoplasia1871

ingrowth1877

concrescence1878

accrementition1879

neogenesis1884

geomalism1885

giantism1885

geomaly1889

merisis1940

1885 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Giantism, a condition of excess of developement in which a young living thing precociously attains the size and appearance of adult life, but does not go on to surpass the average.

1895 J. Hutchinson Archives Surg. VI. 74 Inherited tendency to Giantism. Mr. E——, of D——, aged 29, who stood six feet seven inches, told me that his paternal grandfather had attained the same height.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1936 M. Allis Eng. Prelude xxiv. 176 London remains the great metropolis, but those of the Midlands give an impression of giantism London lacks.

1952 Archit. Rev. 111 127/3 Giantism in classical architecture is a well-known phenomenon.

1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. xv. 456 The more units in a given area, the more efficient was the source of power: hence the tendency towards giantism.

1967 Economist 7 Jan. 4 Before succumbing to a philosophy of industrial giantism you must answer this question.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	giantism
释义	giantismn. Brit. /ˈdʒʌɪəntɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm/ Etymology: < giant n. + -ism suffix. a. The quality or state of a giant; the practices of a giant or of the Giants. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > state or practices of giantism1639 1639 G. Chapman & J. Shirley Trag. Chabot iii. sig. E2^v The improvement of his estate in so few yeares, from a private Gentlemans fortune, to a great Dukes revenewes, might save our soveraigne therein an Orator to enforce and prove faulty even to gyantisme against heaven. 1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 31 It appears most apt to sustain any the heaviest Weight; and therefore hath much of Giantism in it. 1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) i. iii. 9 Oh! happy State of Giantism. 1855 P. Landreth De Quincey in Stud. Mod. Lit. (1861) 275 Goliath is associated with giantism. b. Physiology and Biology. Abnormal development in size. Also spec. (see quot. 1885). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > types of growth monstruosity1402 monstrosity1555 accretion1615 misgrowth1648 monstruousness1653 miscreance1658 homonomya1682 agenesis1827 hypertrophy1834 auxesis1842 overgrowth1844 neoplasia1871 ingrowth1877 concrescence1878 accrementition1879 neogenesis1884 geomalism1885 giantism1885 geomaly1889 merisis1940 1885 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Giantism, a condition of excess of developement in which a young living thing precociously attains the size and appearance of adult life, but does not go on to surpass the average. 1895 J. Hutchinson Archives Surg. VI. 74 Inherited tendency to Giantism. Mr. E——, of D——, aged 29, who stood six feet seven inches, told me that his paternal grandfather had attained the same height. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1936 M. Allis Eng. Prelude xxiv. 176 London remains the great metropolis, but those of the Midlands give an impression of giantism London lacks. 1952 Archit. Rev. 111 127/3 Giantism in classical architecture is a well-known phenomenon. 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. xv. 456 The more units in a given area, the more efficient was the source of power: hence the tendency towards giantism. 1967 Economist 7 Jan. 4 Before succumbing to a philosophy of industrial giantism you must answer this question. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1639
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