Definitions for GREATgreɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

greatgreɪt(adj.)great•er, great•est

(adj.)unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions; big.
large in number; numerous:
great herds of buffalo.
unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.:
great pain.
first-rate; excellent:
to have a great time.
being such in an extreme or notable degree:
great friends.
notable; remarkable:
a great occasion.
important; highly significant:
the great issues in American history.
distinguished; famous:
a great inventor.
of noble or lofty character:
great thoughts.
chief or principal:
the great hall.
of high rank or social standing:
a great lady.
much in use or favor:
“Humor” was a great word with the old physiologists.
of extraordinary powers; having unusual merit:
a great statesman.
of marked duration or length:
to wait a great while.
Informal. enthusiastic about some specified activity (usu. fol. by on or for): skillful; expert (usu. fol. by at):
He's great on poetry.
She's great at golf.
Category: Informal
being of one generation more remote from the family relative specified (used in combination):
a great-grandson.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adv.)Informal. very well:
Things have been going great for him.
Category: Informal
(n.)a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
She is one of the theater's greats.
great persons, collectively:
England's literary great.
(interj.)(used to express acceptance, appreciation, approval, admiration, etc.).

Origin of great:

bef. 900; ME greet, OE grēat, c. OFris grāt, OS grōt, OHG grōz

great′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

great(adj)
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
"he is one of the greats of American music"
great(adj)
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
"a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
great, outstanding(adj)
of major significance or importance
"a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
great(adj)
remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
"a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing(adj)
very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
capital, great, majuscule(adj)
uppercase
"capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)(adj)
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"; "was great with child"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

great(adjective)ɪt
very good; = excellent
"We're getting married!" "That's great!"; It'd be great if you could come to the party.; It's a great movie.; a great deal; Great job, you guys!
greatɪt
important or significant
a great leader; a great moment in the country's history
greatɪt
a large or extreme amount, level, etc.
a great number of people; We had great difficulty finding the place.

Wiktionary

great(Noun)
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.
great(Adverb)
very well
Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened.
great(Adjective)
Very big, large scale.
A great storm is approaching our shores.
great(Adjective)
Very good.
Dinner was great.
great(Adjective)
Important.
great(Adjective)
Title referring to an important leader.
Alexander the Great
great(Interjection)
Expression of gladness and content about something.
Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.
great(Interjection)
sarcastic inversion thereof.
Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.

Origin: From greet, from great, from grautaz, from ghrewə-. Cognate with great, grut, groot, groß, greot, Latin grandis, Albanian ngre. More at grit.

Webster Dictionary

Great(u)
large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length
Great(u)
large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc
Great(u)
long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval
Great(u)
superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings
Great(u)
endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc
Great(u)
holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc
Great(u)
entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle
Great(u)
pregnant; big (with young)
Great(u)
more than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain
Great(u)
older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc
Great(noun)
the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great