large

[ lahrj ]

/ lɑrdʒ /

adjective, larg·er, larg·est.

of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.

on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.

of great scope or range; extensive; broad.

grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.

(of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown.

famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.

Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.

Obsolete.

unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.

Nautical. free(def 33).

noun

Music. the longest note in mensural notation.

Obsolete. generosity; bounty.

adverb

Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.

Idioms for large

at large,

free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large.
to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
as a whole; in general: the country at large.
Also at-large. representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
Also at-large. having a general, as opposed to a specific, role in an organization or project: She’s the magazine’s editor-at-large.

in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also in the large.

Origin of large

1125–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin larga, feminine of largus ample, generous

SYNONYMS FOR large

1 huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, colossal; massive; vast. See great.

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ANTONYMS FOR large

1 small.

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OTHER WORDS FROM large

large·ness, noun o·ver·large, adjective ul·tra·large, adjective un·large, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH large

large largess

Words nearby large

laree, lares, lares and penates, largactil, largando, large, large as life, large black, large calorie, large cane, large cell carcinoma

Example sentences from the Web for large

A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.

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However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.

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I think a large majority of our fans are [other] nationalities.

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Drugeon survived an airstrike last year and is believed to be still at large, officials have said.

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Late Wednesday night, French authorities reported that Mourad had surrendered to police, while the two brothers remained at large.

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A large proportion of mammals have the surface fairly uniformly covered with hair of one kind only.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
It has a wide and large hood reaching down almost to the middle of the body.

The Central Eskimo |Franz Boas
This enabled Trade Unions to develop with a large measure of freedom.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells
Their stripling chief thrust out his stomach, and he handled his large sword with an unaccustomed flourish.

The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
But as he was disposed to be too friendly, and to claim too large a share of the lunch, we rather gave him the cold shoulder.

Riverby |John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for large

large

/ (lɑːdʒ) /

adjective

having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc; big

of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive a large effect

having or showing great breadth of understanding a large heart

nautical (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction

rare overblown; pretentious

generous

obsolete (of manners and speech) gross; rude

noun

at large

(esp of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) free; not confined
roaming freely, as in a foreign country
as a whole; in general
in full detail; exhaustively
ambassador-at-large See ambassador (def. 4)

in large or in the large as a totality or on a broad scale

adverb

nautical with the wind blowing from a favourable direction

by and large

(sentence modifier) generally; as a ruleby and large, the man is the breadwinner
nautical towards and away from the wind

loom large to be very prominent or important

Derived forms of large

largeness, noun

Word Origin for large

C12 (originally: generous): via Old French from Latin largus ample, abundant

Idioms and Phrases with large

large

see at large; big (large) as life; by and large; cog in the (a large) wheel; in some (large) measure; loom large; writ large.

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adjective, larg·er, larg·est.

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adjective

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large

adjective, larg·er, larg·est.

noun

adverb

Idioms for large

Origin of large

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ANTONYMS FOR large

OTHER WORDS FROM large

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH large

Words nearby large

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