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huge.

Very large.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hjuːd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation[ç(j)u̟ːd͡ʒ]Received-Pronunciation/hjʉwd͡ʒ/British, Southern, Standard[ç(j)ʉwd͡ʒ]British, Southern, Standard
  1. Very large.

  2. Very strong, powerful, or dedicated.

    informal
    Both of my parents are huge supporters of animal rights.
  3. Very interesting, significant, or popular.

    informal
    The band's next album is going to be huge.
    In our league our coach is huge!
Where this word comes from

From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), of unknown origin. One theory derives it from an underlying Old French a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), the latter from Frankish *haug or cognate Old Norse haugr (“hill”); both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kowkós (“hill, mound”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, whence also English high.

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