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Titanic vs Hideous - What's the difference?

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Titanic is a related term of hideous.


As adjectives the difference between titanic and hideous

is that titanic is of, or relating to the titans, a race in ancient mythology while hideous is frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.

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

    hideous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.
    • A piteous and hideous spectacle." .
  • Distressing or offensive to the ear; horrible.
  • * 1719 ,
    • He started up, growling at first, but finding his leg broken, fell down again; and then got upon three legs, and gave the most hideous roar that ever I heard.
  • Hateful; shocking.
    • Sure, you have some hideous matter to deliver. -

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "hideous" is often applied: monster, creature, man, face, thing, crime, form, death, aspect, spectacle, picture, roar, sound, manner, way, disease, mistake, shape, dress, fact, act, smile.

    Synonyms

    * frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, horrid, dreadful, terrible

    Derived terms

    * hideosity * hideously * hideousness