单词	gigantism
释义	gigantism noun gi·​gan·​tism jī-ˈgan-ˌti-zəm  jə-; ˈjī-gən-  1 : giantism sense 1 2 : development to abnormally large size 3 : excessive vegetative growth often accompanied by the inhibiting of reproduction Synonyms enormity enormousness giantism hugeness immenseness immensity magnitude massiveness prodigiousness vastitude vastness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe Recent Examples on the Web The foot-long size of the giant isopods has been attributed to deep-sea gigantism, the same phenomenon that leads to giant squids at the bottom of our oceans. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 Some people do grow to unusual size – and ancient skeletons have been found of people suffering from gigantism. Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022 It's been centuries since the first ancient skeleton of a person with gigantism was found near Rome. Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022 What Buñuel and a few others spotted was that for all its overweening gigantism, Guernica is essentially a piece of kitsch. John Banville, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2021 Women tended to bear the brunt of this overblown spiritual gigantism—the source of the terrific feminist assault on him that began in the late 1960s—but men were just as vulnerable to attack. D.j. Taylor, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021 In terms of both bankability and musculature, Dwayne Johnson has become inextricably linked in the public imagination with a certain gigantism. Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 July 2021 But these are tenuous, small first steps—at least relative to Amazon’s corporate gigantism, with 1.3 million workers worldwide. Luis Feliz Leon, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2021 Tollis previously researched the genomes of whales as connected to gigantism and cancer resistance, but was not involved with The Royal Society study. Francesca Giuliani-hoffman, CNN, 5 Mar. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition gigantism noun gi·​gan·​tism jī-ˈgan-ˌtiz-əm  jə-; ˈjī-gən-  : development to abnormally large size from excessive growth of the long bones accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence and usually caused by hyperpituitarism before normal ossification is complete called also macrosomia compare acromegaly gigantism noun as in giantism the quality or state of being very large the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance giantism magnitude hugeness vastness immensity prodigiousness enormousness bigness immenseness massiveness extensiveness largeness enormity awesomeness vastitude greatness excessiveness voluminousness grandiosity grandness boundlessness limitlessness tremendousness stupendousness extremeness spaciousness gaudiness capaciousness weightiness extravagance sizableness commodiousness ampleness immoderacy Antonyms & Near Antonyms smallness minuteness tininess littleness puniness diminutiveness triviality See More
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