Idioms for great
great with child,
being in the late stages of pregnancy.
Origin of great
before 900; Middle English
greet, Old English
grēat; cognate with Dutch
groot, German
gross
SYNONYMS FOR great
1
immense,
enormous,
gigantic,
huge,
vast,
grand.
Great,
big,
large refer to size, extent, and degree. In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects,
big is the most general and most colloquial word,
large is somewhat more formal, and
great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing:
a big tree; a large tree; a great oak; a big field; a large field; great plains. When the reference is to degree or a quality,
great is the usual word:
great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although
big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style:
a big mistake; a big surprise;
large is not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference:
a large number (
great number ).
6 noteworthy.
7 weighty, serious, momentous, vital, critical.
8 famed, eminent, noted, notable, prominent, renowned.
9 elevated, exalted, dignified.
10 main, grand, leading.
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British Dictionary definitions for greatest (1 of 2)
greatest
/ (ˈɡreɪtɪst) /
adjective
the superlative of great
noun
the greatest slang
an exceptional person
British Dictionary definitions for greatest (2 of 2)
great
/ (ɡreɪt) /
adjective
adverb
informal
very well; excellently
it was working great
noun
Derived forms of great
greatly, adverb greatness, nounWord Origin for great
Old English
grēat; related to Old Frisian
grāt, Old High German
grōz; see
grit,
groat
Idioms and Phrases with greatest
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