leviathan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈvaɪəθən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪˈvaɪəθən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(li vī′ə thən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•vi•a•than /lɪˈvaɪəθən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a huge sea animal, as a whale.
  2. something of immense size or power.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•vi•a•than  (li vī′ə thən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Bible(often cap.) a sea monster.
  2. any huge marine animal, as the whale.
  3. anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.
  4. Philosophy(cap., italics) a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with the political organization of society.
  • Late Latin leviathan Hebrew liwyāthān
  • Middle English levyathan 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leviathan / lɪˈvaɪəθən/
  1. a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster
  2. any huge or powerful thing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew liwyāthān, of obscure origin

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