huge

Use huge in a sentence

A huge stack of pancakes.

adjective

The definition of huge is extremely large, important or of a large amount.

An example of huge is the size of an elephant compared to a mouse.

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huge

adjective

hug′er, hug′est

very large; gigantic; immense
very great, important, powerful, extensive, etc.
Informal extremely popular, successful, etc.

Origin of huge

Middle English from Old French ahuge, ahoge, probably from a, to + hoge, hill from Old Norse haugr: for Indo-European base see high

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huge

adjective

hug·er, hug·est

Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous.
Of exceedingly great scope or nature: the huge influence of the Hellenic world.
Informal Contributing in a major way to success; very important: The defensive line was huge in the second half.

Origin of huge

Middle English from Old French ahuge

Related Forms:

huge′ly
adverb

huge′ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative huger, superlative hugest)

Very large.
The castle was huge.
(slang) Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded.
our next album is going to be huge!; in our league our coach is huge!

Origin

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.