large en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /læɹd͡ʒ/ Ottawa Valley
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- /lɑɹd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /lɑːd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).
Meanings
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Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
1917, Michigan Film Review, page 347:Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
Test large, cylindrical, early portion closely coiled and always completely involute, later and larger portion uncoiled[…]
1946, Joseph Augustine Cushman, The larger fossil Foraminifera of the Panama Canal Zone:The largest age group for volunteers was 35-44, the CNCS survey said, and volunteers were most likely to be parents with children under 18.
2018 July 19, Thom Patterson, “Stats reveal how many Americans volunteer and where”, in CNN:
- (especially, qualifier:food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
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(obsolete) Abundant; ample.
We have yet large day.
1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:He prefers teachers with large experience, but often has positions for beginners who have had a thorough preparation.
1895, Margaret Naomi MacArthur, Kindergarten Review, Finger Play, page 75:
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(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer "And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"
1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter xj, leaf 408r-v:I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics:
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(obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.
1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:
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(obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
Some large jests he will make.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
- Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| larger | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| largest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
large-sized · largely · large-billed crow · large cruiser · as large as life · large chequered skipper · large tortoiseshell · overlarge · large-heartedly · law of large numbers · extralarge · binary large object · nonlarge · programming in the large · large intestine · large-hearted · extra large · largeness · large-billed scrubwren · large skipper · large light cruiser · live large · go large · large-group awareness training · large it · bulk large · large bowel · large language model · large scale · large group awareness training · largen · large it up · large cardinal · large-handed · extra-large · large charge · have it large · ultra large crude carrier · large-toothed aspen · largesome · large bonito · large grizzled skipper · large white · diffuse large B-cell lymphoma · to a large extent · Marshall's large yellow sweet plum · large heath · extra extra large · large page · largemouth · large blue · large and in charge · large-handedly · large-heartedness · largenose · large format · writ large · large-scale · ultra large scale integration · large breasts · loom large · large offspring syndrome · large toenail · Large Black · large-tailed antshrike · enlarge · largeleaf · large pink · large-headed rice rat · give it large · very-large-scale · largescale · very large crude carrier · very large scale integration · large-handedness · large toe · largeflower · ultralarge · large tupelo · large yellow sweet plum · ultra-large-scale · largish · large quasar group · Khitan large script · by and large · extra extra extra large · large cap · large cardamom · large-minded · large twayblade · large scale integration · large-spotted civet · large igneous province · large egret · superlarge · large seal script · largie · very-large-scale integration · large-headed water snake · large calorie · large leaf-eating ladybird · larger than life
Relateds
Synonyms
Daniel Lambertish · spacious · great big · colossal · commodious · liberal · jumbo · Pythonic · grand · largifical · giant · pantagruelian · rotund · behemothic · stour · great · gigantesque · ginormous · ample · elephantine · boxcar · mickle · voluminous · gargantuan · wide · monumental · larger than life · immane · oversize · honkin' · stonking · immense · big fat · bulky · prodigious · cosmic · gigantuan (colloquial · mahoosive · generous · expansive · elephantic · mastodonic · monstrous · full · Brobdingnagian · hefty · titanic · tall · considerable · long · vast · nonstandard)) · mega- · roomy · big · sizeable · enormous · hunormous · super- · humongous · outsized · hench · broad · astronomic · oversized · mammoth · mountainous · supersized · hulking · massive · largeish · good-sized · exceeding · leviathan · cyclopean · gigantic · stupendous · bodacious · pyramidal · tremendous · overlarge · substantial · yuge · huge · whopping · giantesque
Translations (176)
uk здоро́вий (of greater size — see also big) · ms besar (of greater size — see also big) · tn -golo (of greater size — see also big) · ang miċel (of greater size — see also big) · fur grant (of greater size — see also big) · et suur (of greater size — see also big) · pt grande (of greater size — see also big) · mtm орго (of greater size — see also big) · cy braisg (of greater size — see also big) · chc tro (of greater size — see also big) · ist grando (of greater size — see also big) · cmn 大型 (of greater size — see also big) · udm бадӟым (of greater size — see also big) · yrk-tun ӈарка (of greater size — see also big) · vec grando (of greater size — see also big) · csm ˀýṭ·y·kyta- (of greater size — see also big) · rup mare (of greater size — see also big) · lv liels (of greater size — see also big) · de weit (of greater size — see also big) · ady абрагъу (of greater size — see also big) · nl groot (of greater size — see also big) · az yekə (of greater size — see also big) · lad grande (of greater size — see also big) · bn বড় (of greater size — see also big) · es grande (of greater size — see also big) · az iri (of greater size — see also big) · he גדול (of greater size — see also big) · kw brâs (of greater size — see also big) · io granda (of greater size — see also big) · sel-nor вәрӄы (of greater size — see also big) · vec gran (of greater size — see also big) · bg е́дър (of greater size — see also big) · enh ага (of greater size — see also big) · fa گنده (of greater size — see also big) · ka დიდი (of greater size — see also big) · az böyük (of greater size — see also big) · eo granda (of greater size — see also big) · vro suur (of greater size — see also big) · ar كَبِير (of greater size — see also big) · fo mikil (of greater size — see also big) · uk вели́кий (of greater size — see also big) · evn со (of greater size — see also big) · pam karagul (of greater size — see also big) · af groot (of greater size — see also big) · sel-sou уарх (of greater size — see also big) · sv stor (of greater size — see also big) · cmn 大 (of greater size — see also big) · no stor (of greater size — see also big) · sh velik (of greater size — see also big) · ltg lels (of greater size — see also big) · it grande (of greater size — see also big) · mr मोठी (of greater size — see also big) · arz كبير (of greater size — see also big) · ro mare (of greater size — see also big) · ota قوجه (of greater size — see also big) · yue 大 (of greater size — see also big) · yi גרויס (of greater size — see also big) · de groß (of greater size — see also big) · fi iso (of greater size — see also big) · cst wét̄el (of greater size — see also big) · kix hàkǜtî (of greater size — see also big) · zkb урга (of greater size — see also big) · uga 𐎗𐎁 (of greater size — see also big) · ary كبير (of greater size — see also big) · nio аніˮә (of greater size — see also big) · hy խոշոր (of greater size — see also big) · rhg boro (of greater size — see also big) · uk чима́лий (of greater size — see also big) · cy mawr (of greater size — see also big) · txb māka (of greater size — see also big) · tr geniş (of greater size — see also big) · mhn groas (of greater size — see also big) · bg широ́к (of greater size — see also big) · hy մեծ (of greater size — see also big) · ur بڑا (of greater size — see also big) · dlm maur (of greater size — see also big) · ps ستر (of greater size — see also big) · dlm grund (of greater size — see also big) · war da-ko (of greater size — see also big) · fy grut (of greater size — see also big) · ru большо́й (of greater size — see also big) · sa महत् (of greater size — see also big) · vi rộng (of greater size — see also big) · ca llarg (of greater size — see also big) · yrk-for ӈаԓка (of greater size — see also big) · fa بزرگ (of greater size — see also big) · ga mór (of greater size — see also big) · nrf gros (of greater size — see also big) · gl grande (of greater size — see also big) · ty nui (of greater size — see also big) · tg бузург (of greater size — see also big) · rom bāro (of greater size — see also big) · sat ᱰᱳᱵᱳ (of greater size — see also big) · enf ага (of greater size — see also big) · kl angivoq (of greater size — see also big) · sa मह (of greater size — see also big) · mr मोठा (of greater size — see also big) · rap nui (of greater size — see also big) · ota بزرك (of greater size — see also big) · ckb گەورە (of greater size — see also big) · th ใหญ่ (of greater size — see also big) · haw nui (of greater size — see also big) · ckb زل (of greater size — see also big) · lo ໃຫຍ່ (of greater size — see also big) · te భారీ (of greater size — see also big) · sl velik (of greater size — see also big) · ps لوی (of greater size — see also big) · sk veľký (of greater size — see also big) · sq gjerë madh (of greater size — see also big) · bg висо́к (of greater size — see also big) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (of greater size — see also big) · my ကြီးမား (of greater size — see also big) · sh велик (of greater size — see also big) · ccc s̈hojta (of greater size — see also big) · kmr mezin (of greater size — see also big) · om guddaa (of greater size — see also big) · myv покш (of greater size — see also big) · lo ກຶດ (of greater size — see also big) · tyz cải (of greater size — see also big) · el μεγάλος (of greater size — see also big) · is stór (of greater size — see also big) · lt didelis (of greater size — see also big) · ast grande (of greater size — see also big) · fi suuri (of greater size — see also big) · sel-sou варӷ (of greater size — see also big) · miq tara (of greater size — see also big) · my ကြီး (of greater size — see also big) · bg голя́м (of greater size — see also big) · ko 크다 (of greater size — see also big) · egy aA:a-A-Y1V (of greater size — see also big) · hu nagy (of greater size — see also big) · grc μέγας (of greater size — see also big) · hi बड़ा (of greater size — see also big) · zun łana (of greater size — see also big) · mi nui (of greater size — see also big) · chr ᎡᏆ (of greater size — see also big) · egy wr:r (of greater size — see also big) · ja 大きい (of greater size — see also big) · dlm gruond (of greater size — see also big) · id besar (of greater size — see also big) · ru кру́пный (of greater size — see also big) · fr grand (of greater size — see also big) · unm kit- (of greater size — see also big) · xas урго (of greater size — see also big) · cho chito (of greater size — see also big) · dng да (of greater size — see also big) · km ធំ (of greater size — see also big) · gd tomadach (of greater size — see also big) · hi विशाल (of greater size — see also big) · fo stórur (of greater size — see also big) · ar وَاسِع (of greater size — see also big) · txb orotstse (of greater size — see also big) · mr मोठे (of greater size — see also big) · nv tsoh (of greater size — see also big) · it vasto (of greater size — see also big) · ia grande (of greater size — see also big) · cs velký (of greater size — see also big) · pdt groot (nds) (of greater size — see also big) · wyi buladu (of greater size — see also big) · sw -kubwa (of greater size — see also big) · rth lowen (of greater size — see also big) · is mikill (of greater size — see also big) · bo ཆེན་པོ (of greater size — see also big) · bg обши́рен (of greater size — see also big) · mk голем (of greater size — see also big) · pl duży (of greater size — see also big) · ajp كبير (of greater size — see also big) · mnc ᠠᠮᠪᠠ (of greater size — see also big) · wyi woort-to (of greater size — see also big) · ty rahi (of greater size — see also big) · oj gichi- (of greater size — see also big) · it ampio (of greater size — see also big) · te పెద్ద (of greater size — see also big) · kix shōng (of greater size — see also big) · ota ایری (of greater size — see also big) · fur grand (of greater size — see also big)