English

Adjective

colossal ‎(comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)

1. Extremely large or on a great scale.
   • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:

     Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

   A single puppy can make a colossal mess.‎

Synonyms

• (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Translations

Related terms

• colosseum
• colossus

French

Etymology

Formed from Latin colossus, from Greek κολοσσος (originally used by Herodotus in reference to statues in ancient Egyptian temples).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔlɔsal/

Adjective

colossal m ‎(feminine singular colossale, masculine plural colossaux, feminine plural colossales)

1. colossal, huge

Portuguese

Etymology

From colosso +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko.lo.ˈsaw/

Adjective

colossal m, f ‎(plural colossais, comparable)

1. colossal (extremely large)

Synonyms

• gigante, enorme