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Brobdingnagian

Brobdingnagian

9.9
Very large, like something from a story about giants
  • adjective
  • /brɒb.dɪŋˈnæɡ.i.ən/
translation icon : brobdingnagiano
  • The new skyscraper in the city is a brobdingnagian structure that towers over all the others.

Examples

  • Even those systems with gas giants shouldering close to the star may harbor life if those giants possess equally Brobdingnagian moons.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I am an intelligent and creative individual of truly brobdingnagian proportions to you, a thing that you vastly deserve.

    Blog text (9)

  • The elephant is a brobdingnagian animal compared to the tiny mouse standing nearby.

  • She wore a brobdingnagian hat that was almost too large for her head.

Synonyms

huge
vsBrobdingnagian
∞ 1.0

Very large in size, amount, or degree

is the same idea but often reads as more literary or vivid
vast
vsBrobdingnagian
721 2.1

Very large in size or amount

is close but more often evokes a named literary grandeur
immense
vsBrobdingnagian
141 3.7

Very large in size, amount, or degree

is used similarly but can sound more literary or grand
gigantic
vsBrobdingnagian
139 3.2

Very large, much bigger than normal

is more literary and tied to a famous fictional land
humongous
vsBrobdingnagian
  • Informal
37 3.6

Very large in size, much bigger than normal

is the same size idea but appears more literary and historic
gargantuan
vsBrobdingnagian
19 7.3

Very large, much bigger than usual

is similar but carries an older literary flavour tied to a tale
mammoth
vsBrobdingnagian
5 3.9

Very large in size or amount

is alike but has a stronger fictional or grand connotation
hugemongous
vsBrobdingnagian
  • Informal
8.6

Very large, often said in a playful way

is similar in size meaning but is more literary and classic
Jupiterian in scale
vsBrobdingnagian
  • Literature
9.9

Very large and grand like a giant planet

is comparable but specifically links to a famous literary source

Antonyms

tiny
∞ 1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

minuscule
37 4.4

Very small in size or amount

petite
31 4.4

A clothing size for women who are short or slim

Compounds

Brobdingnagian appetite
9.9

A very strong feeling that makes someone eat a lot of food

How Big

Brobdingnagian
9.9
huge
∞ 1.0
large
∞ 1.0
medium
162 1.3
small
2 1.1

Surface Forms

Brobdingnagian positive

Morphology

Brobdingnagian = Brobdingnag (opaque) = Brobdingnag + ian

Formed by adding the regular adjectival suffix '-ian' to the place name 'Brobdingnag', yielding 'pertaining to Brobdingnag'.

Etymology

Brobdingnagian comes from the land of giants called Brobdingnag in the story 'Gulliver's Travels', where everything is huge. So to call something Brobdingnagian is to say it is 'giant' or 'huge'.