COLOSSI

COLOSSUS

colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan

(noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation

giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus

(noun) someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

colossi

plural of colossus

Synonyms

• colossuses

Source: Wiktionary


COLOSSUS

Co*los"sus, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. Shak.

Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. Dr. Wm. Smith.

2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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