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Cyclopean vs Gargantuan - What's the difference?

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Cyclopean is a related term of gargantuan.


As adjectives the difference between cyclopean and gargantuan

is that cyclopean is suggestive of a cyclops while gargantuan is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite.

cyclopean

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suggestive of a cyclops.
  • (masonry) Fitted together of huge irregular stones.
  • Massive in stature.

    • Alternative forms

    * Cyclopean

    Anagrams

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    gargantuan

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
  • Huge; immense; tremendous.
  • Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * colossal * enormous * giant * huge * humongous, humungous * immense * See also

    References

    * (etymology) Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))