massive

[ mas-iv ]
/ ˈmæs ɪv /
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adjective

consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead.
large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending.
solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition.
Mineralogy. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.

Origin of massive

1375–1425; late Middle English (see mass, -ive); replacing Middle English massif < Middle French

OTHER WORDS FROM massive

mas·sive·ly, adverb mas·sive·ness, mas·siv·i·ty, noun

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Definition for massive (2 of 2)

Massive
[ mas-iv ]
/ ˈmæs ɪv /

noun

Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4396 meters).

Words related to massive

heavy, huge, enormous, imposing, colossal, big, grand, great, immense, monumental, substantial, mammoth, gargantuan, impressive, hefty, towering, extensive, gigantic, vast, tremendous

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British Dictionary definitions for massive

massive
/ (ˈmæsɪv) /

adjective

noun

slang a group of friends or associates; gang the Staines massive

Derived forms of massive

massively, adverb massiveness, noun

Word Origin for massive

C15: from French massif, from masse mass

Medical definitions for massive

massive
[ măs′ĭv ]

adj.

Large in comparison with the usual amount.
Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe.