gigantism, giantism
(noun) excessive largeness of stature
giantism, gigantism, overgrowth
(noun) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)
The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence.
• giantism
• macrosomia
Source: Wiktionary
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
