- of immense size; huge; gigantic
- (in figure sculpture) approximately twice life-size
Compare heroic - Also: giant of or relating to the order of columns and pilasters that extend more than one storey in a façade
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•los•sal /kəˈlɑsəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- extremely great in size, extent, or degree;
gigantic;
huge:colossal sums of money.
co•los•sal
(kə los′əl),USA pronunciation adj.
col•os•sal•i•ty
(kol′ə sal′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
co•los′sal•ly, adv.
- extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic;
huge. - of or resembling a colossus.
- coloss(us) + -al1 1705–15
- 1. See gigantic.
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colossal /kəˈlɒsəl/ adj
'colossal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
giant
- heroic
- Memnon
- titanic
- colossus
- enormous
- gargantuan
- gigantic
- huge
- large
- monumental
- vast
- sphinx
- stupendous
- super-duper