Origin: 1225–75; ME
huge, hoge < OF
ahuge, ahoge enormous, equiv. to
a- a- 5 +
hoge height < Gmc; cf. ON
haugr hill (
see high )
Related forms: hugely, adverb
hugeness, noun
Synonyms:
1. mammoth, gigantic, colossal; vast; stupendous; bulky. Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness: a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques. Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard: an enormous iceberg. Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment. Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
Antonyms:
1. small, tiny, diminutive.
[hyooj or, often, yooj] 