massive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmæs.ɪv/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
Meanings
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(general) Very large in size or extent.
Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
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Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw, peeping around the massive silver epergne that almost obscured him from her view, that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive newborn planet […] "The only scenario that resulted in a core-density profile similar to what Juno measures today is a head-on impact with a planetary embryo about 10 times more massive than Earth," Liu said.
2019 August 15, “Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive newborn planet”, in Rice University News, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2020:
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(informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]
2007, Christine Conrad, Mademoiselle Benoir, page 171:
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(colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.
1995 November 29, harry knowles, “INDEPENDENCE DAY---MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW”, in rec.arts.sf.movies (Usenet):I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day
2010 July 30, Robbie, “Re: Survivable album chart from 2001”, in uk.music.charts (Usenet):OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).
2003 June 11, Glenn Wendyhouse, “WENDYHOUSE June 21st”, in uk.people.gothic (Usenet):Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.
1998 February 13, David Farrar, “Re: Te Papanz.reg.wellington.general”, in nz.reg.wellington.general (Usenet):saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down[…]
1998 July 2, super disco dan, “Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98”, in alt.music.beastie-boys (Usenet):
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(Ireland, colloquial, informal) Outstanding, beautiful.
Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
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Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
a massive heart attack
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(of a particle) Having any mass.
Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Homogeneous, unstructured. ▸ Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most massive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more massive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
inconsequential (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · insubstantial (antonym(s) of “of or pertaining to a large mass”) · piddling (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · midget (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · insignificant (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · little (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · trivial (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · unimportant (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · dwarf (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · stale (antonym(s) of “of grandeur”) · massless (antonym(s) of “of having nonzero mass”) · tiny (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · light (antonym(s) of “of or pertaining to a large mass”) · lame (antonym(s) of “of grandeur”) · crappy (antonym(s) of “of grandeur”) · microscopic (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · minuscule (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · disappointing (antonym(s) of “of grandeur”) · wee (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”) · trifling (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”) · pint-sized (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”)
Deriveds
mahoosive · massive parallelism · massivity · supermassive · massiveness · weakly interacting massive particle · massive compact halo object · massive astronomical compact halo object · undermassive · ultramassive · hypermassive · massive astrophysical compact halo object · robust association of massive baryonic objects · massively · massive retaliation · massive palindrome · unmassive · supramassive · overmassive · massive resistance · super weakly interacting massive particle · massive and compact halo object · submassive · nonmassive · strongly interacting massive particle · gravitationally interacting massive particle · once-massive
Synonyms
heavy (of or pertaining to a large mass) · awesome (of grandeur) · giant (much larger than normal) · super (of grandeur) · huge (much larger than normal) · bulky (of or pertaining to a large mass) · consequential (of great significance or import) · stupendous (of grandeur) · weighty (of great significance or import) · substantial (of or pertaining to a large mass) · weighty (of or pertaining to a large mass) · titanic (much larger than normal) · great (much larger than normal) · overwhelming (of great significance or import) · gigantic (much larger than normal) · meaningful (of great significance or import) · enormous (much larger than normal) · significant (of great significance or import) · excellent (of grandeur) · hefty (of or pertaining to a large mass) · colossal (much larger than normal) · gargantuan (much larger than normal) · mahoosive (much larger than normal)
Translations (60)
pt massivo (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · ru масси́вный (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · rgn mazèz (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · es masivo (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · hu erőteljes (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fr massif (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · es masivo (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · txb orotstse (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · ru масси́вный (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · eo mashava (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · mi whakahara (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · pdt groot (nds) (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · es cuantioso (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fi valtava (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fi massallinen (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · de massiv (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it enorme (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · bg солиден (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · fr géant (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · eo grandega (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · bg плътен (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · hi विशाल (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · hu komoly (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · cs masivní (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · nl massief (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it massivo (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · ca massiu (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fi valtaisa (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it vasto (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · fa عظیم (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fr immense (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · ka მასიური (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · es gigante (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · hu súlyos (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fi massiivinen (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it massiccio (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · kix thǖyāmkō (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · it gigantesco (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · nrf mâssif (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · es enorme (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · tr yığınsal (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · kix thǖyāmkō (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · uk маси́вний (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fi mahtava (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · la massīvus (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · rgn mazèz (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · pt massivo (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · eo granda (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it voluminoso (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · hu hatalmas (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · fr massif (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · af massief (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · hu masszív (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · bg обемист (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · ca massiu (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky) · fr énorme (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · tl bungkong (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · it imponente (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · af massiewe (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) · bg масивен (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming)