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Titanic vs Gargantuan - What's the difference?

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Titanic is a related term of gargantuan.


As adjectives the difference between titanic and gargantuan

is that titanic is of, or relating to the titans, a race in ancient mythology while gargantuan is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite.

As a proper noun titanic

is , a cruise liner that sank on its maiden voyage on april 14, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.

titanic

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having great size, or great strength, force or power.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium
    • Derived terms
    * fluotitanic acid * titanate * titanic acid * titanico- * titanic oxide * titanic iron ore * titanic schorl
    Related terms
    * titanous English terms with multiple etymologies

    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))