Definition of largest Largest

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largest, adjective, superlative of large.

WordNet

Noun Plural: larges
large - a garment size for a large person
		size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adjective large, larger, largest
large - 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"
		big
		little, small small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
		sizable, sizeable, ample affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
		astronomic, astronomical, galactic inconceivably large
		bear-sized large as a bear
		bigger, larger large or big relative to something else
		biggish, largish somewhat large
		blown-up, enlarged as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
		bouffant, puffy being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"
		spacious, wide, broad not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
		bulky of large size for its weight
		capacious large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"
		colossal, stupendous, prodigious so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"
		deep exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
		double having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
		enormous, tremendous extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"
		cosmic inconceivably extended in space or time
		elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
		larger-than-life, epic, heroic very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
		extensive, extended large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"
		gigantic, mammoth so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation"
		great of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
		grand the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
		huge, immense, vast, brobdingnagian unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
		hulking, hulky of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"
		banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"
		king-size, king-sized extra large; "a king-size bed"
		large-mouthed having a relatively large mouth
		large-scale unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"
		large-scale unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"
		full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"
		macroscopic, macroscopical large enough to be visible with the naked eye
		macro very large in scale or scope or capability
		man-sized very large; appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized piece of cake"
		monolithic, monumental, massive characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity; "a monolithic society"; "a monolithic worldwide movement"
		massive consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
		medium-large of anything that is large but not the largest
		monstrous abnormally large
		mountainous containing many mountains
		outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized larger than normal for its kind
		overlarge, too large excessively large
		plumping very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a plumping majority"
		queen-size, queen-sized (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed"
		rangy allowing ample room for ranging
		super including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
		titanic of great force or power
		volumed furnished with volumes; "a large room volumed with ancient books"
		voluminous large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"
		whacking (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie"
large - having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
		comprehensive including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
large - fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"
		significant, important fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"
large - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
		big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, with child
		pregnant carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
large - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
		bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid
		rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
large - 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"
		big, prominent
		conspicuous obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
large - 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"
		big, magnanimous
		generous more than adequate; "a generous portion"
Adverb
large - with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"
large - at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
large - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
		boastfully, vauntingly, big

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Wiktionary

large (Noun)
An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
large (Noun)
Liberality, generosity.
large (Noun)
A thousand dollars.
large (Adjective)
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

large (superl.)
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
large (superl.)
Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
large (superl.)
Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
large (superl.)
Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
large (superl.)
Free; unembarrassed.
large (superl.)
Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
large (superl.)
Prodigal in expending; lavish.
large (superl.)
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
large (adv.)
Freely; licentiously.
large (n.)
A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

large
Of a great size; the weakest sense of great size.
large
(for abstract matters) of larger than normal size.
large
More than enough in size or scope or capacity.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

large
larj, adj. great in size: extensive: bulky: wide: long: abundant: liberal: diffuse: (Shak., of language) free, licentious.—adv. (naut.) before the wind.—adjs. Large′-ā′cred, possessing much land; Large′-hand′ed, having large hands: grasping, greedy: profuse; Large′-heart′ed, having a large heart or liberal disposition: generous.—adv. Large′ly.—adj. Large′-mind′ed, characterised by breadth of view.—ns. Large′ness; Lar′get, a length of iron cut from a bar and of proper size to roll into a sheet.—At large, without restraint or confinement: fully: as a whole, altogether. [Fr.,—L. largus.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

large
a phrase applied to the wind, when it crosses the line of a ship’s course in a favourable direction, particularly on the beam or quarter. To understand this more clearly, let us suppose a ship steering west; then the wind, in any point of the compass to the eastward of the south or north, may be called large, unless indeed when it is directly east, and then it is said to be right aft.
Sailing LARGE, aller vent largue, is therefore advancing with a large wind, so as that the sheets are slackened and flowing, and the bowlines entirely disused. This phrase is generally opposed to sailing close-hauled, or with a scant wind, in which situation the sheets and bowlines are extended as much as possible.