colossus

[kuh-los-uhs]

noun

plural

colossi, colossuses 

1. (initial capital letter),  the legendary bronze statue of Helios at Rhodes.

2. any statue of gigantic size.

3. anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful.

colossus

/ kəˈlɒsəs /

noun

1. something very large, esp a statue

Word History and Origins

Origin of colossus¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek kolossós statue, image, presumably < a pre-Hellenic Mediterranean language

Word History and Origins

Origin of colossus¹

C14: from Latin, from Greek kolossos

Example Sentences

He may have turned 34 over the summer, but Van Dijk is still a colossus for the Reds.

From BBC

Blackpink lined up in formation, peeling off as each member took a vocal line, before recombining like a 16-limbed pop colossus.

From BBC

Union Pacific said it had agreed to buy its smaller East Coast rival Norfolk Southern, establishing a $250bn colossus that will link 100 ports and 43 states along more than 50,000 miles of track.

From BBC

To make matters worse, as he sat cooling his heels in the 51st state, his dear frenemy Bibi Netanyahu was bestriding the world like a colossus due to his assault on Iran.

From Salon

His dominance at the back is so assuring for the rest of the team - mistakes he makes are magnified because of the colossus that he is.

From BBC