much

nouns

a great amount or extent
"they did much for humanity"
much
is a type of (narrower)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity

adjectives

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
"not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
much
is derived from
muchness
antonym
little
is similar to
very great in quantity; overabundant
"showed overmuch affection"
overmuch
is similar to
relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
"we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
some
is similar to
of so extreme a degree or extent
"such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"
such
is similar to
of an incalculable amount
"untold suffering"
untold
see also
(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
"more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"
more, more than

adverbs

to a great degree or extent
"she's much better now"
much
very
"he was much annoyed"
much
to a very great degree or extent
"I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, much, very much
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
"much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
much, practically
frequently or in great quantities
"I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
a great deal, much, often