Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [li-vahy-uh-thuh n]
- /lɪˈvaɪ ə θən/
- /ləˈvaɪə.θən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [li-vahy-uh-thuh n]
- /lɪˈvaɪ ə θən/
Definitions of leviathan word
- noun leviathan (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster. 1
- noun leviathan any huge marine animal, as the whale. 1
- noun leviathan anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship. 1
- noun leviathan (initial capital letter, italics) a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with the political organization of society. 1
- noun leviathan (in biblical use) a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile (e.g., Job 41, Ps. 74: 14), and with the Devil (after Isa. 27: 1). 1
- noun leviathan sth huge 1
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Origin of leviathan
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English levyathan < Late Latin leviathan ≪ Hebrew liwyāthān
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Parts of speech for Leviathan
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leviathan popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leviathan
noun leviathan
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- behemoth — If you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage.
- titan — Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- mammoth — any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
- goliath — the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
adj leviathan
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- humongous — extraordinarily large.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
adjective leviathan
- enormous — very big
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
- extensive — Covering or affecting a large area.
Antonyms for leviathan
adj leviathan
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- teeny — tiny.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
noun leviathan
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- midget — (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- runt — an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
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