Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. large(adj)

   a garment size for a large person

2. large, big(adj)

   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. large(adj)

   fairly large or important in effect; influential

   "played a large role in the negotiations"

4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid(adj)

   ostentatiously lofty in style

   "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

5. big, large, magnanimous(adj)

   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. big, large, prominent(adj)

   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. large(adj)

   having broad power and range and scope

   "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

8. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)(adverb)

   in an advanced stage of pregnancy

   "was big with child"; "was great with child"

9. large(adverb)

   at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

10. large(adverb)

    with the wind abaft the beam

    "a ship sailing large"

11. boastfully, vauntingly, big, large(adverb)

    in a boastful manner

    "he talked big all evening"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. large(Adjective)

   Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

Origin: From large, from large, from larga, feminine of largus. Displaced stoor (from stor) and muchel (from mycel).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Large

   abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions

3. Large

   full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse

4. Large

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

5. Large

   free; unembarrassed

6. Large

   unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language

7. Large

   prodigal in expending; lavish

8. 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

9. Large(adverb)

   freely; licentiously

10. Large(noun)

    a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Large

   larj, adj. great in size: extensive: bulky: wide: long: abundant: liberal: diffuse: (Shak., of language) free, licentious.—adv. (naut.) before the wind.—adjs. Large′-ā′cred, possessing much land; Large′-hand′ed, having large hands: grasping, greedy: profuse; Large′-heart′ed, having a large heart or liberal disposition: generous.—adv. Large′ly.—adj. Large′-mind′ed, characterised by breadth of view.—ns. Large′ness; Lar′get, a length of iron cut from a bar and of proper size to roll into a sheet.—At large, without restraint or confinement: fully: as a whole, altogether. [Fr.,—L. largus.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #237

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Written Corpus Frequency: #714

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Adjectives Frequency: #9

Anagrams for large »

1. Alger, Elgar, glare, lager, regal

2. Alger

3. Elgar

4. Glare

5. Regal

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of large in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of large in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Marco Rubio:

   I think, by and large.

2. Frank Coleman:

   It was a very large venue.

3. Sarah Friar:

   Large sellers are joining Square.

4. Mesa Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh:

   The perpetrator is still at large.

5. Scott Stockman:

   I have never seen such a large egg.

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