large
nouns
adjectives
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"
fairly large or important in effect; influential
"played a large role in the negotiations"
is derived from
is similar to
important in effect or meaning
"a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
ostentatiously lofty in style
"a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
is derived from
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"
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"
having broad power and range and scope
"taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
is derived from
is similar to
including all or everything
"comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"; "was great with child"
is derived from
adverbs
at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
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