Large definition
Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
adjective
(nautical) Favorable. Used of a wind.
adjective
Understanding and tolerant; liberal.
A large and generous spirit.
adjective
Of great magnitude or intensity; grand.
adjective
Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
adjective
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(obsolete) Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.
adjective
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
adjective
(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
adjective
(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
adjective
(slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars.
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
noun
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Important; significant.
Had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
adjective
Big as compared with others of its kind; of more than usual or average size, extent, or amount.
adjective
Comprehensive; far-reaching.
To have large views on a subject.
adjective
Pompous or exaggerated.
Large talk.
adjective
(naut.) Favorable; specif., quartering.
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In a large way; so as to be large.
To write large.
adverb
(naut.) With a favoring wind, specif. one on the quarter.
adverb
Liberty.
noun
Big; great.
- Taking up much space; bulky.
- Enclosing much space; spacious.A large office.
- Of great extent or amount.A large sum.
adjective
(archaic) Liberal; generous.
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The definition of large is greater than average in size or amount, or important or significant.
An example of large is the phrase a "large person," which means a person who is overweight.
An example of large is the phrase a "large role in a project," which means a person who has an important part in the project.
adjective
Operating on a big scale.
A large manufacturer.
adjective
Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
adjective
at large
- Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty:A convict still at large.
- As a whole; in general:The country at large.
- Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination:Councilor-at-large.
- Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination:Ambassador-at-large.
- At length; copiously.
idiom
at large
- free; not confined; not in jail
- fully; in complete detail
- in general; taken altogether
- representing an entire state or other district rather than only one of its subdivisionsA congressman at large.
- covering any area or many areas; not covering any specific areaA critic at large.
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Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
large
Comparative:
larger
Superlative:
largestOrigin of large
- Middle English from Old French from Latin largus generous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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).
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