Definition of Colossus

1. Noun. Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful.

Exact synonyms: Behemoth, Giant, Goliath, Monster
Generic synonyms: Anomaly, Unusual Person
Derivative terms: Colossal, Giant, Gigantic, Monstrous

2. Noun. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Exact synonyms: Behemoth, Giant, Heavyweight, Titan
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage
Derivative terms: Titanic

Definition of Colossus

1. n. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.

Definition of Colossus

1. a gigantic statue [n -LOSSI or -LOSSUSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colossus

color TV tube
color vision
color vision deficiency
color wash
color wheel
coloscopy
colosigmoidostomy
Colossae
colossal
colossally
Colosseum
colosseums
colossi
Colossian
Colossians
colossus (current term)
colossuses
colostomies
colostomy
colostomy
colostomy bag
colostral
colostration
colostric
colostrorrhoea
colostrous
colostrum
colostrum
colostrums
colostrum corpuscle

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