massive
(adjective) consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; “Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets”
massive, monolithic, monumental
(adjective) imposing in size or bulk or solidity; “massive oak doors”; “Moore’s massive sculptures”; “the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture”; “a monumental scale”
massive
(adjective) imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; “massive retaliatory power”; “a massive increase in oil prices”; “massive changes”
massive
(adjective) being the same substance throughout; “massive silver”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
massive (comparative more massive, superlative most massive)
Very large in size or extent
Very large or bulky and heavy and solid
(informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
(colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
(colloquial, informal, Ireland) outstanding, beautiful
(medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
(physics) Having a large mass
(physics) (of a particle) Possessing mass.
(geology) Homogenous, unstructured
(mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
• (of or pertaining to a large mass): bulky, heavy, hefty, substantial, weighty
• (much larger than normal): colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, huge, mahoosive (slang), titanic
• (of great significance or import): consequential, meaningful, overwhelming, significant, weighty
• (of grandeur): awesome, super, excellent, stupendous
• (of or pertaining to a large mass): insubstantial, light
• (much larger than normal): dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule, pint-sized, tiny, wee
• (of great significance or import): inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant
• (of grandeur): lame, stale, disappointing, crappy
• (of having a positive mass): massless
massive (plural massives)
(mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
(Multicultural London English, slang) A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mass"ive, a. Etym: [F. massif.]
1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." Dr. H. More.
2. (Min.)
Definition: In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive. Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.