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gentle giant

noun

Etymology

From gentle + giant. First use appears c. 1807 in a translated work. See cite below.

  1. derived from γίγας
  2. derived from gigās
  3. derived from *gagās✻
  4. derived from geant
  5. inherited from geaunt
  6. compounded as gentle giant — “gentle + giant”

Definitions

  1. A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not…

    A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not aggressive or threatening.

    • ... lest he be should be brought into the like state as was the gentle giant.

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