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 Definitions of Large  [ɑrdʒ]  

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Definition of 'Large' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) large
of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; big; great:
a large house.

2.  large
on a great scale:
a large producer of kitchen equipment.

3.  large
of great scope or range; extensive; broad:
a large variety of interests.

4.  large
grand or pompous:
large talk.

5.  large
Naut.

6.  large
Obs. generous; bountiful; lavish.

7.  large
Obs.

8.  large
unrestrained in behavior or in the use of language.

9. (n.) large
a size of garments for persons who are heavier or broader than average.

10.  large
a garment in this size.

11.  large
Obs. generosity; bounty.

12. (adv.) large
Naut. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.

13.  large
not incarcerated; free.

14.  large
broadly and inclusively; at length.

15.  large
as a whole; in general.

16.  large
Also at-large. representing the whole of a political division or similar body rather than one part of it.

Etymology:  (1125–75; ME < OF < L larga, fem. of largus ample, generous)

Definition of 'Large' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) large
a garment size for a large person

2. (adj) large, big
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

3. (adj) large
fairly large or important in effect; influential
"played a large role in the negotiations"

4. (adj) bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
ostentatiously lofty in style
"a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

5. (adj) big, large, magnanimous
generous and understanding and tolerant
"a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

6. (adj) big, large, prominent
conspicuous in position or importance
"a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

7. (adj) large
having broad power and range and scope
"taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

8. (adverb) big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"; "was great with child"

9. (adverb) large
at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

10. (adverb) large
with the wind abaft the beam
"a ship sailing large"

11. (adverb) boastfully, vauntingly, big, large
in a boastful manner
"he talked big all evening"


Definition of 'Large' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) large
big
a large house; The largest pizza I have ever seen.; a large amount of money

2.  large
at large
free, not captured
criminals at large; an escaped tiger at large in the neighborhood

3.  large
the public at large
most people, people in general
services available to the public at large


Definition of 'Large' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adverb) Large
freely; licentiously

2. (noun) Large
a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves

3.  Large
exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city

4.  Large
abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions

5.  Large
full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse

6.  Large
having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart

7.  Large
free; unembarrassed

8.  Large
unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language

9.  Large
prodigal in expending; lavish

10.  Large
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


Translation of 'Large' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: great in size, amount etc; not small
a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: groot Arabic flag Arabic: كَبير Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: голям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: grande Czech flag Czech: velký German flag German: groß
Danish flag Danish: stor Greek flag Greek: μεγάλος Spanish flag Spanish: grande
Estonian flag Estonian: suur Farsi flag Farsi: بزرگ Finnish flag Finnish: suuri
French flag French: grand, gros Hebrew flag Hebrew: גָדוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: विशाल, व्यापक
Croatian flag Croatian: velik,širok Hungarian flag Hungarian: nagy Indonesian flag Indonesian: besar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stór Italian flag Italian: grande, vasto Japanese flag Japanese: 大きな
Korean flag Korean: 큰, 많은 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: didelis, didžiulis Latvian flag Latvian: liels; plašs
Malay flag Malay: besar Dutch flag Dutch: groot Norwegian flag Norwegian: stor, rommelig, omfattend
Polish flag Polish: duży Persian flag Persian: بزرگ Pashto flag Pashto: لوى، غټ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: grande Romanian flag Romanian: mare, spaţios Russian flag Russian: большой
Slovak flag Slovak: veľký Slovenian flag Slovenian: velik Serbian flag Serbian: veliki
Swedish flag Swedish: stor Thai flag Thai: ใหญ่โต Turkish flag Turkish: geniş, büyük, kocaman
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 大的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: великий Urdu flag Urdu: بڑا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rộng; lớn Chinese flag Chinese: 大的

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