supergiant

noun

su·​per·​gi·​ant ˈsü-pər-ˌjī-ənt 

: something that is extremely large

especially : a star of very great intrinsic luminosity and enormous size

supergiant adjective

Examples of supergiant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The red supergiant star Antares will be visible in the night sky on June 10 or 11. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 June 2025

Red Supergiant Stars Many of the stars in the Dragon Arc are red supergiants, similar to Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion and Aldebaran in Taurus, both of which are visible now in the eastern night sky immediately after sunset. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

Since this star system of a white dwarf (the dense core of a dead star) and a red supergiant (an expanding cooling star) is 3,000 light-years away, whatever is about to happen did so 3,000 years ago. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Per Nine Planets, Uy Scuti is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scutum. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supergiant

• noncompliant
• client
• giant
• pliant
• scient
• compliant
• defiant
• reliant
• suppliant