big, large, prominent
(adjective) conspicuous in position or importance; “a big figure in the movement”; “big man on campus”; “he’s very large in financial circles”; “a prominent citizen”
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
(adjective) given or giving freely; “was a big tipper”; “the bounteous goodness of God”; “bountiful compliments”; “a freehanded host”; “a handsome allowance”; “Saturday’s child is loving and giving”; “a liberal backer of the arts”; “a munificent gift”; “her fond and openhanded grandfather”
big, large, magnanimous
(adjective) generous and understanding and tolerant; “a heart big enough to hold no grudges”; “that’s very big of you to be so forgiving”; “a large and generous spirit”; “a large heart”; “magnanimous toward his enemies”
big
(adjective) marked by intense physical force; “a big wind”
big
(adjective) significant; “graduation was a big day in his life”
large, big
(adjective) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; “a large city”; “set out for the big city”; “a large sum”; “a big (or large) barn”; “a large family”; “big businesses”; “a big expenditure”; “a large number of newspapers”; “a big group of scientists”; “large areas of the world”
big
(adjective) loud and firm; “a big voice”; “big bold piano sounds”
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
(adjective) (of animals) fully developed; “an adult animal”; “a grown woman”
bad, big
(adjective) very intense; “a bad headache”; “in a big rage”; “had a big (or bad) shock”; “a bad earthquake”; “a bad storm”
big, swelled, vainglorious
(adjective) feeling self-importance; “too big for his britches”; “had a swelled head”; “he was swelled with pride”
boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
(adjective) exhibiting self-importance; “big talk”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
biggest
superlative form of big: most big
Source: Wiktionary
Big"gest, a.
Definition: , superl. of Big.
Big, a. [compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] Etym: [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.]
1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." Shak.
2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.
3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.
Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. I talked big to them at first. De Foe.
Syn.
– Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
Big, Bigg, n. Etym: [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)
Definition: Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind. "Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg." New English Dict.
Big, Bigg, v. t. Etym: [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.]
Definition: To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 December 2024
(adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; “temptation-proof”; “childproof locks”
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