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massive
English
Etymology
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mæs.?v/
- Rhymes: -æs?v
Adjective
massive (comparative more massive, superlative most massive)
- Very large in size or extent
- Very large or bulky and heavy and solid
- (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
- 2007, Christine Conrad, Mademoiselle Benoir (page 171)
- Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]
- 2007, Christine Conrad, Mademoiselle Benoir (page 171)
- (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- (colloquial, informal, Ireland) outstanding, beautiful
- Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
- (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- (physics) Having a large mass
- (physics, of a particle) Possessing mass.
- (geology) Homogenous, unstructured
- (mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to a large mass): bulky, heavy, hefty, substantial, weighty
- (much larger than normal): colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, huge, mahoosive (slang), titanic
- (of great significance or import): consequential, meaningful, overwhelming, significant, weighty
- (of grandeur): awesome, super, excellent, stupendous
Antonyms
- (of or pertaining to a large mass): insubstantial, light
- (much larger than normal): dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule, pint-sized, tiny, wee
- (of great significance or import): inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant
- (of grandeur): lame, stale, disappointing, crappy
- (of having nonzero mass): massless
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
massive (plural massives)
- (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- karst massives in western Georgia
- (MLE, slang) A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
- Big up to the Croydon massive!
Anagrams
- mavises
French
Adjective
massive
- feminine singular of massif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
massive
- inflection of massiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
massive
- feminine plural of massivo
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
massive
- definite singular of massiv
- plural of massiv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
massive
- definite singular of massiv
- plural of massiv
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sizeable
English
Adjective
sizeable (comparative more sizeable, superlative most sizeable)
- (Britain, alternative in Canada) Alternative spelling of sizable
- 2015, Daniel Taylor, Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero too good for Chelsea as Diego Costa labours (in The Guardian, 16 August 2015)[1]
- City look stronger, fitter and more motivated than last season and even at this early stage the gap feels like a sizeable advantage.
- 2015, Daniel Taylor, Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero too good for Chelsea as Diego Costa labours (in The Guardian, 16 August 2015)[1]
Derived terms
- sizeableness
- sizeably
- unsizeable
Anagrams
- seizable
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