Large Definition
lärj
larger, largest
adjective
larger, largest
Big; great.
Webster's New World
Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
American Heritage
Big as compared with others of its kind; of more than usual or average size, extent, or amount.
Webster's New World
Liberal; generous.
Webster's New World
Important; significant.
Had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adverb
In a large way; so as to be large.
To write large.
Webster's New World
With a favoring wind, specif. one on the quarter.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
Liberty.
Webster's New World
(slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars.
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
Wiktionary
idiom
at large
- Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty:
a convict still at large.
- As a whole; in general:
the country at large.
American Heritage
at large
- free; not confined; not in jail
- fully; in complete detail
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Large
Adjective
Base Form:
large
Comparative:
larger
Superlative:
largestOrigin of Large
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From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much"). Displaced Middle English stoor, stour (“large, great") (from Old English stōr) and muchel (“large, great") (from Old English myÄ‹el).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French from Latin largus generous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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