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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Anagrams for MASSIVE »

1. mavises

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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. Surgeon General Jerome Adams:

   If we had massive numbers of cases we would be seeing more deaths. And so we actually feel pretty good that some parts of the country have contained it just like when you look at the flu.

2. Tao Wang:

   This is the first time that such a large population of massive galaxies was confirmed during the first 2 billion years of the 13.7-billion-year life of the universe. These were previously invisible to us, this finding contravenes current models for that period of cosmic evolution and will help to add some details, which have been missing until now.

3. Boris Johnson:

   It is thanks to that massive collective effort to shield the NHS that we avoided an uncontrollable and catastrophic epidemic.

4. Sergio Desoto:

   At the core people are still human, we desire to receive a hug or a thank you note every once in a while. With all the automation tools out there today we tend to forget that basic principle. Hatchbuck keeps it personal. It allows my clients and me to deliver personal messages in a massive and truly engaging manner. I call it #HatchbuckHugs.

5. Peter Hotez:

   These are not' hot spots' or'em bers.' Instead, we are seeing a massive resurgence of Covid-19 across the American South, especially in our metro areas, now at 50,000 cases per day and rapidly approaching 100,000 cases per day in the coming weeks, this is not a temporary problem and it is not limited to a few hot spots.

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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