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 — 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)) … Etymology dictionary
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
