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giantess

/ˈdʒaɪəntes/noun

उच्चारण जायन्टेस

दैत्या, विशालकाय स्त्री (कहानियों में)

Core word

noun
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    a female giant, especially in stories

    दैत्या, विशालकाय स्त्री (कहानियों में)

    • In the fairy tale, a giantess lived at the top of the mountain.
    • the giantess and her children
    • The giantess in the story carried the village on her back.
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    • The children were scared of the giantess in the picture book.
    • A giantess stepped over the river in one stride.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a giantess / giantesses (countable noun)

Giantess is the feminine form of giant, used mostly in fairy tales and myths. The plural is giantesses, with -es.

Giantess, giant का स्त्रीलिंग रूप है, जो प्रायः परीकथाओं और पौराणिक कथाओं में आता है। इसका plural -es के साथ giantesses होता है।

  • The giantess lifted the mountain with one hand.
  • The story has two giants and a giantess.

giantess vs giant (modern usage)

In modern English, giant is often used for both men and women. Giantess feels old-fashioned and belongs to stories.

आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में giant प्रायः स्त्री और पुरुष दोनों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। Giantess पुराने ढंग का लगता है और कहानियों का शब्द है।

  • In the legend, a giantess guarded the cave.

giantess + of + place

A story might name where she lives: the giantess of the mountain. Use of for the place and the definite article.

कहानी में बताया जा सकता है कि वह कहाँ रहती है: the giantess of the mountain। स्थान के लिए of और definite article आते हैं।

  • The villagers feared the giantess of the hills.

giantess (adjective-like use) + noun

Giantess can come before a noun in book and film titles, as in giantess queen.

Giantess पुस्तकों और फ़िल्मों के शीर्षकों में noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे giantess queen।

  • The giantess queen ruled over the northern valley.

giantess + adjective

Descriptive adjectives come before giantess: a tall, gentle giantess. Use a comma between two adjectives.

वर्णनात्मक adjectives giantess से पहले आते हैं: a tall, gentle giantess। दो adjectives के बीच comma लगाएँ।

  • She read about a kind, lonely giantess.
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adjective + giantess

hugefearsomegentlelegendaryugly

  • The gentle giantess carried the children across the river.

verb + giantess

defeatmeetfearoutwittame

  • The clever boy outwitted the giantess.

giantess + verb

strideroarguardlifttower over

  • The giantess towered over the tiny village.

giantess in + story

in a fairy talein a legendin a mythin a film

  • A giantess appears in this old folk tale.

giantess + story

fairy talefolk storylegendpicture bookpuppet show

  • The puppet show told the story of a lonely giantess.
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  • Radhika's little brother was frightened of the giantess in the picture book.

राधिका का छोटा भाई चित्र-पुस्तक की दैत्या से डर गया।

  • The giantess stepped over the river as if it were a stream.

दैत्या ने नदी को ऐसे पार किया जैसे वह एक नाला हो।

  • In the folk tale, the giantess falls asleep under a banyan tree.

लोककथा में दैत्या एक बरगद के पेड़ के नीचे सो जाती है।

  • The children drew a giantess taller than a coconut palm.

बच्चों ने नारियल के पेड़ से भी ऊँची एक दैत्या का चित्र बनाया।

  • The teacher asked the class to write a story about a kind giantess.

शिक्षक ने कक्षा से एक दयालु दैत्या पर कहानी लिखने को कहा।

  • The giantess in the tale was afraid of mice.

कहानी की दैत्या चूहों से डरती थी।

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