Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A female giant.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A female giant; a female of extraordinary bulk and stature.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A woman of extraordinary size.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A female giant.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a female giant

Etymologies

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From giant +‎ -ess.

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Examples

  • The only film I know on the immediate horizon featuring a giantess is the upcoming animated film “Monsters vs. Aliens,” which is probably fun for the whole family.

    Top 10 Sexiest Cinematic Giantesses » Scene-Stealers 2008

  • By aid of the dictionary and much persistent questioning, she made out that Maria in her youth had received a partial training for the opera; but in the end it was decided that she was too big and heavy for the stage, and the poor "giantess," as Amy named her, had been forced to abandon her career, and gradually had sunk to the position of a maid-of-all-work.

    What Katy Did Next Susan Coolidge 1870

  • To whet your appetite, I should tell you that you can expect to see an allegorical figure in Betty Shelton's "Remembrance," a saint in Cynthia Sitton's "St. Dyphna," and in Margaret McCann's stunning painting "Rotary" you will see a giantess reclining on a traffic circle.

    John Seed: 12 Paintings of Women, 12 Studio Visits John Seed 2011

  • Sent down to the underworld, Baldur is denied release by the intransigence of a giantess—Loki in disguise?

    Gods and Monsters Tom Shippey 2012

  • To whet your appetite, I should tell you that you can expect to see an allegorical figure in Betty Shelton's "Remembrance," a saint in Cynthia Sitton's "St. Dyphna," and in Margaret McCann's stunning painting "Rotary" you will see a giantess reclining on a traffic circle.

    John Seed: 12 Paintings of Women, 12 Studio Visits John Seed 2011

  • With what sounds like a thousand guitars shredding the same chord at once, the band recount a pursuit to the gates of hell starring a cast of characters from Norse mythology, such as Móðguðr, the giantess guardian of the Gjallarbrú.

    Readers recommend fantasy songs: the results Paul MacInnes 2010

  • But he doesn't abandon the figure entirely, embedding a redheaded giantess within the terrain itself, her thighs form the hills on the left, her hair one of the reddish cliffs.

    Degas Without the Tutus 2011

  • They look like specific, persuasive individuals and Cameron and his artists succeed at the difficult challenge of making Neytiri a blue-skinned giantess with golden eyes and a long, supple tail, and sexy.

    James Cameron’s Avatar = Disney’s Pocahontas » Scene-Stealers 2010

  • Time to answer all the questions†¦ as a controversial side of the jade giantess erupts once again!

    Marvel Comics Solicitations for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • Only the special effect is better, more giantess action on the screen i.e. Nancy breaking Harry in half or eatting him, and longer running time.

    Top 10 Sexiest Cinematic Giantesses » Scene-Stealers 2008

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