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mas·sive (masiv)

adjective

    1. forming or consisting of a large mass; big and solid; bulky; ponderous
    2. larger or greater than normal a massive dose of medicine
  1. large and imposing or impressive; of considerable magnitude
  2. large-scale; extensive massive retaliation
  3. Geol.: said of some stratified rocks
    1. homogeneous in structure, without stratification, foliation, etc. massive rock formations
    2. occurring in thick beds, without minor joints and lamination
  4. Med. heavy and of wide extent massive hemorrhage
  5. Mineralogy irregular in form, though occasionally crystalline in internal structure

Etymology: Fr massif, with change of suffix (see -ive), for OFr massiz < VL *massiceus < L massa, mass

massive Related Forms

mas·sively adverb mas·sive·ness noun

massive Synonyms

massive

modif.

huge, heavy, bulky, cumbersome; see extensive, large 1. See syn. study at heavy.

massive Usage Examples

Preposition: than

mass: The oldest globular clusters contain only stars less massive than 0.7 solar masses.

Modifies a noun

  • boost: The protest was also given a massive boost from the samba players that had gathered.
  • expansion: Due to massive expansion plans we are looking for an experienced Resourcing Manager or Hiring Manager.
  • amount: To bring our new website online with a " bang " was a massive amount of publicity, courtesy of the BBC!
  • explosion: Just a few years later in 1917 a massive explosion on board a supply ship cost 1,700 lives in the city.
  • scale: How can ' ethnic cleansing ' on a massive scale have been repeated?
  • earthquake: On December 26th 2004 a massive earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of Indonesia.

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: Now supporting Primal Scream, and set to be absolutely massive.
  • potentially: If you are careless, you will get stung by potentially massive bills ( unless you use pre-pay ).
  • truly: While there are several smaller stones, there are only three of the truly massive stones in that circle left.
  • equally: Ostensibly a crime drama of the formulaic construction viewers were used to, Cracker obtained equally massive ratings and credibility.
  • so: The equipment was so massive as to be unusable in most circumstances.
  • quite: It is iconic and quite massive with a vast multi-storey open exhibition space for the main collection.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: We'd never been anywhere like this before and we were just wow it seemed so massive.
  • look: The toppling of the statue was promoted as a massive uprising; does this even look massive to you?
  • go: When the full version 1.0 comes out later in the year, it's going to go massive.
  • get: To get really massive, here are the basic requirements: 1 ) A lot of good food.
  • have: Our loyal staff have massive accumulated experience whatever your boating needs.
  • resemble: On a molecular level they resemble massive braided steal cables.

Browse dictionary entries near massive

  1. Massinissa
  2. Massinger, Philip
  3. Massinger
  4. Massine
  5. massif
  6. massicot
  7. masseuse
  8. masseur
  9. masseter
  10. masses
  1. massless
  2. massotherapy
  3. massy
  4. mast
  5. mast cell
  6. mast-
  7. mastaba
  8. mastectomy
  9. master
  10. master and servant