Gigantic is a subject not just big, but incredibly huge
Colossal, large, immense ... In this seriesThe word "gigantic" also occupies a worthy place in the names of adjectives. All these definitions are synonyms describing an animate or inanimate object of a very large size.
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The giants, like the people of the high four-metergrowth and weight of several hundred kilograms, are mentioned in the Bible Old Testament. In the ancient book it is said that before the Great Flood the life of a man was about 1000 years, respectively, and the physical parameters of the giants were outstanding.
One must assume that the giant is a giant,grandiose. Considering the fact that Noah's Ark was the one who managed to accommodate a huge number of animals, it can be assumed that the person who built it had all the qualities of a giant. The Bible clearly states that Noah at the time of the flood was 600 years old, and he died 350 years after a new life began on Earth.
There is also a version of what giants calledpeople belonging to the tribe of spas, once residing in the southern regions of present-day Russia. Representatives of this nationality, apparently, also were considerable growth. It turns out that gigantic ─ this is primarily a large, high, strong. It is possible that the Russian epic hero Svyatogor was the last surviving warrior from the gothic tribe destroyed by the goths.
The giants of our time
The word is often used in a figurative sense,when it is necessary to note the outstanding qualities or merits of a person. Gigantic can be the mind, talent, invention, scientific contribution and so on. In literature and poetry, "gigantic" is a common epithet that determines the size of inanimate objects, for example, a huge tree, stone, mountain, rock.
The term is often used in zoology, beingpart of the names of animal species, to emphasize their distinctive characteristics in comparison with other representatives of the family or genus. Giant is a large hummingbird, a kind of frogs, and an exotic owl.
