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[ jahy-uhn-tis ] / ˈdʒaɪ ən tɪs /
nounan imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. any very large woman. Origin of giantess1350–1400; Middle English geauntesse<Old French. See giant, -ess usage note for giantessSee -ess. Words nearby giantessgiant cell tumor of bone, giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, giant clam, giant condyloma, giant crab, giantess, giant fennel, giant garlic, giant hogweed, giant impact theory, giantism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for giantessIn my novel Sexing the Cherry (1989) I invented a character called the Dog Woman; a giantess who lives on the River Thames. Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Augured to him his mind no good, when he saw the giantess's sorrow on the floor coming. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson The giantess paused and stood with raised arms, rampant and threatening. Old Farm Fairies:|Henry Christopher McCook Meanwhile the giantess took care that the boy had an unlimited quantity of food, that he might eat and drink whenever he choose. Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series|William Bottrell
"Glad, of course," echoed the giantess of the amber satin, more meekly than ever. The giantess came, riding on a fierce wolf, with twisted snakes in her hands for reins. Stories from Northern Myths|Emilie Kip Baker
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