LARGE

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


Proper noun

Large (plural Larges)

A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

• Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal

Etymology

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish

• See also large

Antonyms

• small, tiny, minuscule

Noun

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.

Adverb

large

(nautical) Before the wind.

Anagrams

• 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



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