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.
on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
(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.
famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.
Obsolete.
unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
Nautical. free (def. 33).
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
Obsolete. generosity; bounty.
Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
Idioms about large
at large,
free from restraint or confinement; at liberty:The murderer is still at large.
to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
as a whole; in general: the country at large.
Also at-large . representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
Also at-large . having a general, as opposed to a specific, role in an organization or project: She’s the magazine’s editor-at-large.
in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large.: Also in the large .
Origin of large
1Other words for large
Opposites for large
Other words from large
- largeness, noun
- o·ver·large, adjective
- ul·tra·large, adjective
- un·large, adjective
Words that may be confused with large
- large , largesse
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How to use large in a sentence
This was a president who – maybe just that week – had fully grown into the largeness of his office.
The Funniest WHCD Speech Bill Clinton Never Delivered | Mark Katz | April 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe death of the gargantuan Hummer marks the passing of our obsession with largeness.
A great charm in Trevithick's character was his freedom and largeness of view in questions of competition.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe largeness and the perfection of them pointed to a struggle in which poor Jinny must have been torn in pieces.
The Creators | May SinclairThe whole crowd were in tip-top spirits and immensely pleased with the freedom and largeness of their newly conquered kingdom.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian Hamilton
This race differs from the common kind, by the largeness of the body, the slenderness of the legs, and the lustre of the hair.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonSmaller, therefore, shall it be—because of its very largeness to her.
British Dictionary definitions for large
/ (lɑːdʒ) /
having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc; big
of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive: a large effect
having or showing great breadth of understanding: a large heart
nautical (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction
rare overblown; pretentious
generous
obsolete (of manners and speech) gross; rude
at large
(esp of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) free; not confined
roaming freely, as in a foreign country
as a whole; in general
in full detail; exhaustively
ambassador-at-large See ambassador (def. 4)
in large or in the large as a totality or on a broad scale
nautical with the wind blowing from a favourable direction
by and large
(sentence modifier) generally; as a rule: by and large, the man is the breadwinner
nautical towards and away from the wind
loom large to be very prominent or important
Origin of large
1Derived forms of large
- largeness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with large
see at large; big (large) as life; by and large; cog in the (a large) wheel; in some (large) measure; loom large; writ large.
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