Definitions for large
lɑrdʒlarge

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. largeadjective

   a garment size for a large person

2. large, bigadjective

   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. largeadjective

   fairly large or important in effect; influential

   "played a large role in the negotiations"

4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgidadjective

   ostentatiously lofty in style

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

5. big, large, magnanimousadjective

   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, prominentadjective

   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. largeadjective

   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. largeadverb

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

10. largeadverb

    with the wind abaft the beam

    "a ship sailing large"

11. boastfully, vauntingly, big, largeadverb

    in a boastful manner

    "he talked big all evening"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. largeadjective

   Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 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. Largeadverb

   freely; licentiously

10. Largenoun

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. large

   Sailing large: going with the wind free when studding-sails will draw.

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1. large

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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

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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

Examples of large in a Sentence

1. President Obama:

   It is possible that this was terrorist-related but we don’t know, it’s also possible that this was workplace related and until the FBI has been able to conduct what is going to be a large number of individuals, until we understand the nature of the workplace relation between the individual and his superiors, because he worked with the organization where this terrible shooting took place, until all the social media and electronic info has been exploited, we’re just not going to be able to answer those questions.

2. Ilian Scarlatov:

   Chinese are here not because we made an effort, but because they have a long-term strategic thinking and see value in the geopolitical situation of Bulgaria and the region, they would like to see feasible, large-scale business projects that can be started within 6 to 12 months and which do not hold political or administrative risk.

3. Michael Signer:

   Despite his prior glitzy image, Trump started becoming a demagogue when he started trying to lead a 'silent majority' of furious, mostly white, lower- and middle-class voters, and he really crossed the line when he started doubling down on deceits like the lie about 'thousands' of people celebrating 9/11 in Jersey City, countenancing violence, demonizing large swaths of people, and now, casting aside the freedom of religion for Muslims.

4. Hugh Osborn:

   Detecting this system is probably the easy bit, because the star is so small and the brown dwarf relatively large, the transit signal is actually about 10 times larger than that of [a typical exoplanet that turns up in surveys of the night sky].

5. Anthony James:

   We know the gene works. The mosquitoes we created are not the final brand, but we know this technology allows us to efficiently create large populations.

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