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Definitions for Larger

[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 Larger

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Words nearby Larger

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Origin of Larger

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

Words that may be confused with Larger

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, largelarge, largess

Other words from Larger

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

Word origin for Larger

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

Synonyms for Larger

bigger, largest, better, bulkier, greater, longer, more, most, preponderant, weightier