colosseanadj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒləˈsiːən/, U.S.

/ˌkɑləˈsiən/

Forms: 1600s collosean, 1600s– colossean.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colossēus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin colossēus much larger than life, colossal ( < colossus colossus n. + -ēus (see -eous suffix); compare Hellenistic Greek κολοσσιαῖος ) + -an suffix. Compare earlier colossian adj.²

Now archaic and rare.

Of the nature of a colossus; colossal; huge. Cf. colossian adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

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giantesque1909

behemothian1910

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ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge > specifically of statues

colossian1601

colossic1607

colossean1644

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heroic1712

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [adjective] > kind or size of statue

pedestrial1611

colossean1644

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Persian1728

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Heraclean1883

1644 J. Evelyn Diary 7 Mar. (1907) I. 59 A Colossean figure of brass, with the Wolf over Romulus and Remus.

?1656 R. Flecknoe Relation Ten Years Trav. ix. 22 The Pallace of the Duke D'oria, fronting the Haven with its Gardens, and Collosean Statuas, making a glorious shew.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 34 Statues..of Colossean greatness.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. x. 369 The colossean image of their god.

1799 Sigismar II. xli. 181 The contempt and insult of a little country vixen, and the Colossean plebeian her husband.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. 151 These English ships of colossean size.

1850 D. Thomas Crisis of Being iv. 62 A colossean image of gold.

1915 E. F. Smith tr. J. de Heredia in For her Friends & Mine 345 The colossean sphinxes, who never have closed their eyes,..survey the land.

1969 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 29 Aug. 12/5 One of the largest of the free attractions will be the colossean spectaculars of big-name talent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colossean
释义	colosseanadj. Brit. /ˌkɒləˈsiːən/, U.S. /ˌkɑləˈsiən/ Forms: 1600s collosean, 1600s– colossean. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colossēus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin colossēus much larger than life, colossal ( < colossus colossus n. + -ēus (see -eous suffix); compare Hellenistic Greek κολοσσιαῖος ) + -an suffix. Compare earlier colossian adj.² Now archaic and rare. Of the nature of a colossus; colossal; huge. Cf. colossian adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge > specifically of statues colossian1601 colossic1607 colossean1644 colossal1712 heroic1712 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [adjective] > kind or size of statue pedestrial1611 colossean1644 iconic1656 colossal1712 heroic1712 pedestrian1722 Persian1728 heroical1770 Hermaean1813 Hermaic1820 lifelike1836 polylithic1839 stolated1856 life-size1859 Heraclean1883 1644 J. Evelyn Diary 7 Mar. (1907) I. 59 A Colossean figure of brass, with the Wolf over Romulus and Remus. ?1656 R. Flecknoe Relation Ten Years Trav. ix. 22 The Pallace of the Duke D'oria, fronting the Haven with its Gardens, and Collosean Statuas, making a glorious shew. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 34 Statues..of Colossean greatness. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. x. 369 The colossean image of their god. 1799 Sigismar II. xli. 181 The contempt and insult of a little country vixen, and the Colossean plebeian her husband. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. 151 These English ships of colossean size. 1850 D. Thomas Crisis of Being iv. 62 A colossean image of gold. 1915 E. F. Smith tr. J. de Heredia in For her Friends & Mine 345 The colossean sphinxes, who never have closed their eyes,..survey the land. 1969 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 29 Aug. 12/5 One of the largest of the free attractions will be the colossean spectaculars of big-name talent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1644
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