giantess

[ jahy-uhn-tis ]

noun

1. an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
2. any very large woman.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of giantess¹

1350–1400; Middle English geauntesse < Old French. See giant, -ess

Example Sentences

In the song’s video, Swift tosses back drinks with a more exuberantly unhinged version of herself, and a third giantess Swift hovers over the proceedings, bumbling and lightly melancholy.

From New York Times

The village in “Pillar” pivots on a giantess’s hips, while “Vacancy” depicts an off-kilter woman covered in unoccupied birdhouses.

From Washington Post

In the comics, a blood transfusion from Banner transforms her into a jolly green giantess, but one with considerably more mental control than Banner’s original Hulk form.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether sketching, posing, or studying, these giantesses do what they want.

From New York Times

Beyond it, to the east, was the realm of the dead who had not died in battle, ruled over by Hel, Loki’s daughter by the giantess Angrboda.

From Literature