Definitions for massive
ˈmæs ɪvmas·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. massive, monolithic, monumentaladjective

   imposing in size or bulk or solidity

   "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"

2. massiveadjective

   being the same substance throughout

   "massive silver"

3. massiveadjective

   imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

   "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"

4. massiveadjective

   consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter

   "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. massiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.

   A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

2. massiveadjective

   Much larger than normal.

   Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.

3. massiveadjective

   Of great significance or import; overwhelming.

   The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.

4. massiveadjective

   Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

   Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!

5. massiveadjective

   Possessing mass.

   Some bosons are massive while others are massless.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MASSIVE, MASSYadjective

   Heavy; weighty; ponderous; bulky; continuous.

   Etymology: massif, French.

   If you would hurt,
   Your swords are now too massy for your strength,
   And will not be uplifted. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Perhaps these few stones and sling, used with invocation of the Lord of Hosts, may countervail the massive armour of the uncircumcised Philistine. Government of the Tongue.

   No sideboards then with gilded plate were press’d,
   No sweating slaves with massive dishes dress’d. Dryden.

   The more gross and massive parts of the terrestrial globe, the strata of stone, owe their present order to the deluge. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   If these liquors or glasses were so thick and massy that no light could get through them, I question not but that they would, like all other opaque bodies, appear of one and the same colour in all positions of the eye. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   Th’ intrepid Theban hears the bursting sky,
   Sees yawning rocks in massy fragments fly,
   And views astonish’d from the hills afar,
   The floods descending, and the wat’ry war. Alexander Pope, Statius.

   Swift the signal giv’n,
   They start away, and sweep the massy mound
   That runs around the hill. James Thomson, Spring.

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1. massive

   Massive refers to something that is large in scale, quantity or degree. It can describe size, amount, effect, influence, or impact. This term can be used in several contexts including physical objects, events, data, etc. It implies something that is significant, substantial, or considerable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Massiveadjective

   forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy

2. Massiveadjective

   in mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive

3. Etymology: [F. massif.]

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1. MASSIVE

   MASSIVE is a high-end computer animation and artificial intelligence software package used for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'massive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2434

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'massive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1981

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'massive' in Adjectives Frequency: #310

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of massive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of massive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of massive in a Sentence

1. Tracking Trump promisesThe President:

   And, while I had very little privacy, in my old life because, you know, I've been famous for a long time. I really -- this is much less privacy than I've seen before. This is, you know, something that's really amazing. At the same time, you're really into your own cocoon because there's such massive protection, that you really can't go anywhere. i like to drive.

2. Tom Robinson:

   These glacial dams are no different to constructed dams, if you take the Hoover Dam, for instance, you’ve got a massive lake behind it, but if you suddenly remove the Hoover Dam, that water has to go somewhere, and it’s going to come cascading down a valley in massive flood waves.

3. Adam Deller:

   The burst we localized and its host galaxy look nothing like the repeater and its host, it comes from a massive galaxy that is forming relatively few stars. This suggests that fast radio bursts can be produced in a variety of environments.

4. Joel Leja:

   When we got the data, everyone just started diving in and these massive things popped out really fast, we started doing the modeling and tried to figure out what they were, because they were so big and bright. My first thought was we had made a mistake and we would just find it and move on with our lives. But we have yet to find that mistake, despite a lot of trying.

5. Al Anstey:

   We put a good product on the air, with strong content from around the world that you can't see anywhere else. But ... being good isn't enough on its own in 2016. i know the closure of AJAM will be a massive disappointment for everyone here who has worked tirelessly for our long-term future. The decision that has been made is in no way because AJAM has done anything but a great job.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=massive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Massive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=massive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massive
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=massive