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massive.

Very large in size or extent.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmæs.ɪv/UK, US
  1. Very large in size or extent.

    general
    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.
  2. Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.

    A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
  3. To a very great extent; total, utter.

    informal
  4. Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

    colloquial
    Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
  5. Outstanding, beautiful.

    Ireland · colloquial · informal
    Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
  6. Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

    a massive heart attack
  7. Having any mass.

    Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
  8. Homogeneous, unstructured.

  9. 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”).

noun/ˈmæs.ɪv/UK, US
  1. A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

  2. A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

    Multicultural-London-English · slang
    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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