Huge Definition

hyo͝oj
huger, hugest
adjective
huger, hugest
Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity.
American Heritage
Very large; gigantic; immense.
Webster's New World
Of exceedingly great scope or nature.
The huge influence of the Hellenic world.
American Heritage
Very great, important, powerful, extensive, etc.
Webster's New World
Contributing in a major way to success; very important.
The defensive line was huge in the second half.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Huge

Adjective

Base Form:
huge
Comparative:
huger
Superlative:
hugest

Origin of Huge

  • From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), from a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), from Frankish *haug, *houg (“height, hill”) or Old Norse haugr (“hill”), both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), from Proto-Indo-European *koukos (“hill, mound”). Akin to Old High German houg (“mound”) (whence German Hügel (“hill”)), Icelandic haugr (“mound”), Lithuanian kaukaras (“hill”), Old High German hōh (“high”) (whence German hoch), Old English hēah (“high”). More at high.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French ahuge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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