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Definitions for Large

[1] 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.
[2] on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
[3] of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
[4] grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
[5] (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.
[6] famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
[7] Obsolete . generous; bountiful; lavish.
[8] Obsolete . unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper. unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
[9] Nautical . free(def 33) .
[10] Music . the longest note in mensural notation.
[11] Obsolete . generosity; bounty.
[12] Nautical . with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
[13] 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.
[14] in large , on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also in the large .
[15] having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc; big
[16] of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive a large effect
[17] having or showing great breadth of understanding a large heart
[18] nautical (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction
[19] rare overblown; pretentious
[20] generous
[21] obsolete (of manners and speech) gross; rude
[22] 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)
[23] in large or in the large as a totality or on a broad scale
[24] nautical with the wind blowing from a favourable direction
[25] by and large (sentence modifier) generally; as a rule by and large, the man is the breadwinner nautical towards and away from the wind
[26] loom large to be very prominent or important

Words related to Large

huge, enormous, giant, generous, full, wide, broad, grand, great, immense, considerable, sizable, substantial, massive, hefty, populous, gigantic, extensive, vast, spacious

Words nearby Large

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

Origin of Large

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

Words that may be confused with Large

large, largess

Other words from Large

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

Word origin for Large

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

Synonyms for Large

broad, considerable, enormous, extensive, full, generous, giant, gigantic, grand, great, hefty, huge, immense, massive, populous, sizable, spacious, substantial, vast, wide, blimp, comprehensive, gross, liberal, roomy, super, sweeping, thumping, tidy, ample, barn door, booming, bulky, capacious, colossal, copious, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, goodly, grandiose, humongous, immeasurable, jumbo, monumental, mountainous, plentiful, stupendous, voluminous, whopping