Definitions for large

Definitions for (noun) large

Main entry: large

Definition: a garment size for a large person


Definitions for (adj) large

Main entry: big, with child, large, heavy, gravid, great, enceinte, expectant

Definition: in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Usage: was big with child; was great with child


Main entry: large

Definition: having broad power and range and scope

Usage: taking the large view; a large effect; a large sympathy


Main entry: big, prominent, large

Definition: conspicuous in position or importance

Usage: a big figure in the movement; big man on campus; he's very large in financial circles; a prominent citizen


Main entry: big, magnanimous, large

Definition: generous and understanding and tolerant

Usage: a heart big enough to hold no grudges; that's very big of you to be so forgiving; a large and generous spirit; a large heart; magnanimous toward his enemies


Main entry: large, big

Definition: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Usage: a large city; set out for the big city; a large sum; a big (or large) barn; a large family; big businesses; a big expenditure; a large number of newspapers; a big group of scientists; large areas of the world


Main entry: tumid, turgid, bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund

Definition: ostentatiously lofty in style

Usage: a man given to large talk; tumid political prose


Main entry: large

Definition: fairly large or important in effect; influential

Usage: played a large role in the negotiations


Definitions for (adv) large

Main entry: vauntingly, boastfully, big, large

Definition: in a boastful manner

Usage: he talked big all evening


Main entry: large

Definition: with the wind abaft the beam

Usage: a ship sailing large


Main entry: large

Definition: at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)


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