Colossus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

a person of exceptional importance and reputation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪstɔːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪstɔːlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

behemoth titan giant monster goliath heavyweight

Word Forms

giant	adjective	of great mass; huge and bulky
gigantic	adjective	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
monstrous	adjective	abnormally large
colossal	adjective	so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
titanic	adjective	of great force or power

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Koloss

jemand oder etwas, das ungewöhnlich groß und mächtig ist

🇫🇷French

colosse

quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui est anormalement grand et puissant

🇪🇸Spanish

coloso

alguien o algo que es anormalmente grande y poderoso

🇮🇹Italian

colosso

qualcuno o qualcosa che è anormalmente grande e potente

🇳🇱Dutch

kolos

iemand of iets dat abnormaal groot en machtig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

colosso

alguém ou algo que é anormalmente grande e poderoso

🇷🇺Russian

колосс

кто-то или что-то необычно большое и мощное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकांड व्यक्ति

कोई व्यक्ति या वस्तु जो असामान्य रूप से बड़ी और शक्तिशाली हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কলোসাস

কেউ বা এমন কিছু যা অস্বাভাবিকভাবে বড় এবং শক্তিশালী

🇮🇳Tamil

கோலோசஸ்

யாரோ அல்லது அசாதாரணமாக பெரிய மற்றும் சக்திவாய்ந்த ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

కోలోసస్

ఎవరైనా లేదా అసాధారణంగా పెద్దది మరియు శక్తివంతమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोलोसस

कोणीतरी किंवा काहीतरी जे असामान्यपणे मोठे आणि शक्तिशाली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોલોસસ

કોઈક અથવા કંઈક કે જે અસામાન્ય રીતે મોટું અને શક્તિશાળી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೃಹದಾಕಾರದ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತವಾದ ಏನಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊളോസസ്

അസാധാരണമാംവിധം വലുതും ശക്തവുമായ ആരെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਲੋਸਸ

ਕੋਈ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巨人

异常巨大和强大的某人或某物

🇯🇵Japanese

巨像

異常に大きくて強力な誰かまたは何か

🇰🇷Korean

거상

비정상적으로 크고 강력한 사람 또는 사물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khổng lồ

ai đó hoặc cái gì đó lớn và mạnh mẽ bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

ยักษ์ใหญ่

คนหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่างที่มีขนาดใหญ่และทรงพลังผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

patung raksasa

seseorang atau sesuatu yang luar biasa besar dan kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

napakalaki

isang tao o isang bagay na abnormal na malaki at makapangyarihan

🇲🇾Malay

raksasa

seseorang atau sesuatu yang luar biasa besar dan berkuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العملاق

شخص أو شيء كبير وقوي بشكل غير طبيعي

🇮🇷Persian

غول پیکر

کسی یا چیزی که به طور غیرعادی بزرگ و قدرتمند است

🇹🇷Turkish

dev

anormal derecede büyük ve güçlü olan biri veya bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲנָק

מישהו או משהו שהוא לא נורמלי גדול וחזק

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