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- [lahrj]
- /lɑrdʒ/
- /lɑːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahrj]
- /lɑrdʒ/
Definitions of large word
- adjective large of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent. 1
- adjective large on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment. 1
- adjective large of great scope or range; extensive; broad. 1
- adjective large grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk. 1
- adjective large (of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown. 1
- adjective large famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles. 1
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Origin of large
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English < Old French < Latin larga, feminine of largus ample, generous
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Parts of speech for Large
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
large popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
large usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for large
adj large
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- wide — having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.
adjective large
adverb large
- pretty much — mostly
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- pretty — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- tolerably — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
noun large
- swarm — a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
- schoolbook — a book for study in schools.
- expressway — A highway designed for fast traffic, with controlled entrance and exit, a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions, and typically two or more lanes in each direction.
- tome — a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- parkway — a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.
Antonyms for large
adj large
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- teeny — tiny.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
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