massive.
Very large in size or extent.
Meaning & usage
Very large in size or extent.
Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
To a very great extent; total, utter.
Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
Outstanding, beautiful.
Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
a massive heart attack
Having any mass.
Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
Homogeneous, unstructured.
Homogeneous, unstructured. Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
Big up to the Croydon massive!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
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