- colossal
- colossal 1712 (colossic in the same sense is recorded from c.1600), from Fr. colossal, from colosse, from L. colossus, from Gk. kolossos (see COLOSSUS (Cf. colossus)).
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colossal — colossal, ale, aux [ kɔlɔsal, o ] adj. • fin XVIe; de colosse ♦ Extrêmement grand. ⇒ démesuré, énorme, gigantesque, immense, monumental, titanesque. Taille colossale. Une statue colossale. ⇒ colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Fig. Force colossale … Encyclopédie Universelle
Colossal — may refer to: Colossal (band), American punk band formed in 2001 (Colossal) Pictures, entertainment company which closed in 2000 See also All pages beginning with Colossal All pages with titles containing Colossal … Wikipedia
Colossal — Co*los sal, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See {Colossus}.] 1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. A colossal stride. Motley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See {Heroic}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colossal — colossal, ale (ko lo sal, sa l ) adj. 1° Qui est extrêmement grand, comme l est le colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Statue colossale. • Et leurs pas, ébranlant les arches colossales, Troublent les morts couchés sous le pavé des salles, V.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
colossal — In its physical sense ‘of immense size’, colossal dates from the early 18c, and was not listed by Dr Johnson (1755). The first use in its figurative meaning ‘remarkable, splendid’ is attributed to Mark Twain: • I do not suppose that any other… … Modern English usage
colossal — [kə läs′əl] adj. 1. like a colossus in size; huge; gigantic 2. astonishingly great; extraordinary [a colossal fool] SYN. ENORMOUS colossally adv … English World dictionary
colossal — index capacious, gross (flagrant), prodigious (enormous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
colossal — COLOSSAL, ALE. adj. De grandeur démesurée. Figure colossale. Au pluriel il n est d usage qu au féminin. Des statues colossales … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
colossal — /kə lɔsl/, it. / kɔlos:al/ agg. ingl., usato in ital. come s.m. (cinem.) [film spettacolare girato con profusione di mezzi e dagli alti costi di produzione] ▶◀ colosso, kolossal … Enciclopedia Italiana
colossal — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem dimensões de colosso. 2. Mais que agigantado. 3. [Figurado] Enorme; imenso. ‣ Etimologia: colosso + al … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
