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greater definition
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Grep of noun greater greater antilles greater bombay greater burdock greater butterfly orchid greater celandine greater knapweed greater kudu greater london greater masterwort greater new orleans bridge greater omentum greater pectoral muscle greater peritoneal sac greater pichiciego greater prairie chicken greater rhomboid muscle greater scaup greater spearwort greater stitchwort greater sunda islands greater water parsnip greater whitethroat greater yellowlegs Overview of adj greater The adj greater has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (46) greater -- (greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles") Overview of adj great The adj great has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (123) great -- (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay") 2. (90) great -- (more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry") 3. (39) distinguished, eminent, great -- ((used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman") 4. (26) great, outstanding -- (of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century") 5. (18) great -- (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome") 6. (7) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing") 7. capital, great, majuscule -- (uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script") 8. avid, great, eager, zealous -- (marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver") 9. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child") Antonyms of adj greater 1 sense of greater Sense 1 greater (vs. lesser) lesser (vs. greater) Antonyms of adj great 9 senses of great Sense 1 great INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little Sense 2 great INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low Sense 3 distinguished, eminent, great INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 4 great, outstanding INDIRECT (VIA major) -> minor Sense 5 great INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Sense 6 bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad Sense 7 capital, great, majuscule INDIRECT (VIA uppercase) -> lowercase Sense 8 avid, great, eager, zealous INDIRECT (VIA enthusiastic) -> unenthusiastic Sense 9 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA pregnant) -> nonpregnant Similarity of adj greater 1 sense of greater Sense 1 greater (vs. lesser) Similarity of adj great 9 senses of great Sense 1 great => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) Sense 2 great => high (vs. low) Sense 3 distinguished, eminent, great => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 4 great, outstanding => major (vs. minor) Sense 5 great => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Sense 6 bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing => good (vs. bad) Sense 7 capital, great, majuscule => uppercase (vs. lowercase) Sense 8 avid, great, eager, zealous => enthusiastic (vs. unenthusiastic) Sense 9 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) => pregnant (vs. nonpregnant) Attributes of adj greater Attributes of adj great Familiarity of adj greater greater used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Familiarity of adj great great used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj greater greater Grep of adj great great great bellied greater greatest greathearted Overview of adj greater The adj greater has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (46) greater -- (greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles") Overview of adj great The adj great has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (123) great -- (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay") 2. (90) great -- (more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry") 3. (39) distinguished, eminent, great -- ((used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman") 4. (26) great, outstanding -- (of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century") 5. (18) great -- (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome") 6. (7) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing") 7. capital, great, majuscule -- (uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script") 8. avid, great, eager, zealous -- (marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver") 9. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child")
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