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Grep of noun large extra large large large-flowered calamint large-flowered fiddleneck large-flowering magnolia large-leaved aster large-leaved cucumber tree large-leaved magnolia large-toothed aspen large calorie large civet large crabgrass large cranberry large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity large integer large intestine large magellanic cloud large number large order large periwinkle large person large poodle large tooth aspen large white large white petunia large yellow lady's slipper largeleaf holly largemouth largemouth bass largemouth black bass largemouthed bass largemouthed black bass largeness largess largesse law of large numbers Overview of noun large The noun large has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. large -- (a garment size for a large person) Overview of adj large The adj large has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (152) large big -- (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") 2. (2) large -- (fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations") 3. macroscopic, macroscopical, large -- (large enough to be visible to the naked eye) 4. bombastic, declamatory, large orotund, tumid, turgid -- (ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose") 5. big large magnanimous -- (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 -- (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 -- (having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy") 8. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child") Overview of adv large The adv large has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. large -- (at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)) 2. large -- (with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large") 3. boastfully, vauntingly, big large -- (in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening") Antonyms of adj large 8 senses of large Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) small (vs. large), little (vs. big) => bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny => bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy => dinky => dwarf, dwarfish => elfin, elflike => gnomish => half-size => infinitesimal, minute, microscopic => least, littlest, smallest => lesser => micro => miniature => minuscule, miniscule => pocket-size, pocket-sized => puny, runty, shrimpy => slender, slim => smaller, littler => smallish => small-scale => undersize, undersized Sense 2 large INDIRECT (VIA significant) -> insignificant, unimportant Sense 3 macroscopic (vs. microscopic), macroscopical, large Sense 4 bombastic, declamatory, large orotund, tumid, turgid INDIRECT (VIA rhetorical) -> unrhetorical Sense 5 big large magnanimous INDIRECT (VIA generous) -> ungenerous, meanspirited Sense 6 big large prominent INDIRECT (VIA conspicuous) -> inconspicuous, invisible Sense 7 large INDIRECT (VIA comprehensive) -> noncomprehensive, incomprehensive Sense 8 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA pregnant) -> nonpregnant Similarity of adj large 8 senses of large Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) => ample, sizable, sizeable => astronomic, astronomical, galactic => banner => bigger, larger => biggest, greatest, largest => biggish, largish => blown-up, enlarged => bouffant, puffy => bulky => capacious => colossal, prodigious, stupendous => cosmic => deep => double => elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo => epic, heroic, larger-than-life => extensive, extended => great => hulking, hulky => humongous, thumping, whopping, walloping => king-size, king-sized => large-scale => life-size, life-sized, full-size => macro => man-sized => massive, monolithic, monumental => massive => monstrous => mountainous => outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized => plumping => colossal, prodigious, stupendous => queen-size, queen-sized => rangy => ample, sizable, sizeable => broad, spacious, wide => super => titanic => voluminous => enormous, tremendous => gigantic, mammoth => huge, immense, vast => large-scale => overlarge, too large => whacking => wide-ranging Sense 2 large => significant (vs. insignificant), important Sense 3 macroscopic (vs. microscopic), macroscopical, large => megascopic, gross Sense 4 bombastic, declamatory, large orotund, tumid, turgid => rhetorical (vs. unrhetorical) Sense 5 big large magnanimous => generous (vs. ungenerous) Sense 6 big large prominent => conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious Sense 7 large => comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive) Sense 8 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) => pregnant (vs. nonpregnant) Attributes of adj large 1 of 8 senses of large Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) => size Familiarity of adj large large used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 8) Grep of adj large at-large at large large large-cap large-capitalization large-scale larger larger-than-life largest overlarge too large writ large Overview of noun large The noun large has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. large -- (a garment size for a large person) Overview of adj large The adj large has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (152) large big -- (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") 2. (2) large -- (fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations") 3. macroscopic, macroscopical, large -- (large enough to be visible to the naked eye) 4. bombastic, declamatory, large orotund, tumid, turgid -- (ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose") 5. big large magnanimous -- (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 -- (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 -- (having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy") 8. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child") Overview of adv large The adv large has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. large -- (at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)) 2. large -- (with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large") 3. boastfully, vauntingly, big large -- (in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening")
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