enceinte, big(p), expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child
(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy; “was big with child”; “was great with child”
large
(adjective) having broad power and range and scope; “taking the large view”; “a large effect”; “a large sympathy”
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, 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”
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”
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style; “a man given to large talk”; “tumid political prose”
large
(adjective) fairly large or important in effect; influential; “played a large role in the negotiations”
boastfully, vauntingly, big, large
(adverb) in a boastful manner; “he talked big all evening”
large
(adverb) with the wind abaft the beam; “a ship sailing large”
large
(adverb) at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
large
(noun) a garment size for a large person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Large (plural Larges)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Large is the 5105th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6859 individuals. Large is most common among White (90.25%) individuals.
• Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal
large (comparative larger, superlative largest)
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
(obsolete) Abundant; ample.
(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
(obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
(obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
• big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish
• See also large
• small, tiny, minuscule
large (countable and uncountable, plural larges)
(music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
(obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
(slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
A large serving of something.
large
(nautical) Before the wind.
• Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal
Source: Wiktionary
Large, a. [Compar. Larger; superl. Largest.] Etym: [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.]
1. Exceeding most other things of like in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a nlarge horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length, breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.
2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. We hare yet large day. Milton.
3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education. Felton.
4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. Fairfax.
6. Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] "Some large jests he will make." Shak.
7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. (Naut.)
Definition: Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction;
– said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. At large. (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large.
– Common at large. See under Common, n.
– Electors at large, Representative at large, electors, or a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.] -- To give, go, run, or sail large (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See Large, a., 8.
Syn.
– Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample; abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive; liberal.
Large, adv.
Definition: Freely; licentiously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Large, n. (Mus.)
Definition: A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
