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ADJECTIVE1large, bigAbove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
2largeFairly large or important in effect
3large, macroscopic, macroscopicalLarge enough to be visible to the naked eye
4large, bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgidOstentatiously lofty in style
5large, big, magnanimousGenerous and understanding and tolerant
6large, big, prominentConspicuous in position or importance
7largeHaving broad power and range and scope
8large, big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, with childIn an advanced stage of pregnancy
ADVERB1largeAt a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
2largeWith the wind abaft the beam
3large, boastfully, vauntingly, bigIn a boastful manner
NOUN1largeA garment size for a large person
large > pronunciation
Soundslaa'rjh
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large > adjective 1
MeaningAbove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
Examples"a large city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "a large number of newspapers"; "large areas of the world"
Synonymsbig
Attribute ofsize
Similarample, sizable, sizeable; astronomic, astronomical, galactic; bigger, larger; biggest, greatest, largest; biggish, largish; blown-up, enlarged; bouffant, puffy; broad, spacious, wide; bulky; capacious; colossal, prodigious, stupendous; deep; double; enormous, tremendous; cosmic; elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo; epic, heroic, larger-than-life; extensive, extended; gigantic, mammoth; great; huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian; hulking, hulky; humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping; king-size, king-sized; large-scale; large-scale; life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size; macro; man-sized; massive, monolithic, monumental; massive; monstrous; mountainous; outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized; overlarge, too large; plumping; queen-size, queen-sized; rangy; super; titanic; volumed; voluminous; whacking; wide-ranging
See alsotall
Contrarysmall, little
large > adjective 2
MeaningFairly large or important in effect. Influential.
Examples"played a large role in the negotiations"
Similar tosignificant, important
large > adjective 3
MeaningLarge enough to be visible to the naked eye.
Synonymsmacroscopic, macroscopical
Similarmegascopic, gross
Contrarymicroscopic, microscopical, small
large > adjective 4
MeaningOstentatiously lofty in style.
Examples"a man given to large talk"
Synonymsbombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid
Similar torhetorical
large > adjective 5
MeaningGenerous and understanding and tolerant.
Examples"a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"
Synonymsbig, magnanimous
Similar togenerous
large > adjective 6
MeaningConspicuous in position or importance.
Examples"he's very large in financial circles"
Synonymsbig, prominent
Similar toconspicuous, obvious
large > adjective 7
MeaningHaving broad power and range and scope.
Examples"taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
Similar tocomprehensive
large > adjective 8
MeaningIn an advanced stage of pregnancy.
Synonymsbig, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, with child
Similar topregnant
large > noun, attribute
MeaningA garment size for a large person.
Broadersize
large > adverb 1
MeaningAt a distance, wide of something (as of a mark).
large > adverb 2
MeaningWith the wind abaft the beam.
Examples"a ship sailing large"
large > adverb 3
MeaningIn a boastful manner.
Synonymsboastfully, vauntingly, big

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