gross (gr s)adj. gross·er, gross·est 1. a. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole. b. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence. 2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant. 3. a. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley). b. Offensive; disgusting. c. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined: d. Carnal; sensual. 4. a. Overweight; corpulent. b. Dense; profuse. 5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan. n. 1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made. 2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen. tr.v. grossed, gross·ing, gross·es Phrasal Verb: To earn as a total income or profit before deductions. gross out Slang To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" (Christian Science Monitor). [Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.] gross  er n.gross ly adv.gross ness n. |
gross
Adjective
1. outrageously wrong: gross violations of human rights
2. very coarse or vulgar: gross bad taste
3. Slang disgusting or repulsive: I think beards are gross
4. repulsively fat
5. with no deductions for tax or the weight of the container; total: gross income, a gross weight of 20 000 lbs
Noun
1. pl gross twelve dozen (144)
2. the entire amount or weight
Verb
to earn as total revenue, before deductions [Old French gros large]
grossly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | gross - twelve dozen large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten |
| 2. |  gross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are madebox office - total admission receipts for an entertainment gate - total admission receipts at a sports event amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" | |
| Verb | 1. | gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
| Adj. | 1. | gross - before any deductions; "gross income" |
| 2. | gross - lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" | |
| 3. | gross - repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" | |
| 4. | gross - visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) | |
| 5. | gross - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" double-dyed, arrant, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, everlasting, perfect, pure, consummate, stark, complete unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" | |
| 6. | gross - conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" | |
| 7. | gross - conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
gross
adjective 1. flagrant, obvious, glaring, blatant, serious, shocking, rank, plain, sheer, utter, outrageous, manifest, shameful, downright, grievous, unqualified, heinous, egregious, unmitigated, arrant << OPPOSITE qualified
adjective 2. vulgar, offensive, crude, rude, obscene, low, coarse, indecent, improper, unseemly, lewd, X-rated (informal) impure, smutty, ribald, indelicate << OPPOSITE decent
adjective 3. coarse, crass, tasteless, unsophisticated, ignorant, insensitive, callous, boorish, unfeeling, unrefined, uncultured, undiscriminating, imperceptive << OPPOSITE cultivated
Translations
gross [grəus] adj (neglect) → grob;
(injustice) → krass;
(Comm) (income, weight) → Brutto-
n inv → Gros nt
adj gross [grəus]
1 very bad gross errors/indecency. onsmaaklike, growwe فَظيع، فاحِش груб hrubý grov grob πολύ κακός, ασυγχώρητος flagrante, grande, craso jäme, jõhker فاحش؛ بسیار بد törkeä grossier חָמוּר भद्दा grozan, strašan durva sangat buruk grófur; afleitur grossolano ひどい 심한; 아주 나쁜 grubus rupjš; uzkrītošs melampau grof, zwaar, schokkend grov, krass rażący, fatalny crasso ordinar грубый hrubý hud krupan grov เลวร้าย çok berbat 惡劣的 грубий, очевидний بہت برا trắng trợn 恶劣的
2 vulgar gross behaviour/language. walglike بَذيء просташки hrubý, drsný, vulgární vulgær; sjofel grob χυδαίος, πρόστυχος grosero labane نابهنجار؛ رکیک karkea grossier גַס अशिष्ट vulgaran, odvratan trágár kasar grófur, klúr grossolano 粗野な 천한 grubus, nepadorus rupjš; piedauzīgs kasar; kesat grof, vulgair simpel, grov, ufin ordynarny indecente vulgar вульгарный vulgárny prostaški vulgaran grov, plump, rå หยาบช้า kaba 粗俗的 грубий; непристойний ناشائستہ không tinh tế 粗俗的
3 too fat a large, gross woman. walglike بَدين тлъст tlustý overfed feist χοντρός muy gordo, obeso lihav خرس گنده lihava obèse שָׁמֵן מִדָי स्थूल, मोटा predebeo, gojazan kövér gemuk akfeitur obeso ひどく太った 너무 뚱뚱한 apkūnus, nutukęs resns; tukls terlampau gemuk dik fet, tykk tłusty gordo obez тучный tučný debel debeo fet, uppsvälld อ้วนเผละ aşırı şişman 臃腫的 товстий, огрядний بہت موٹا to béo 臃肿的
4 total The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc. bruto gewig إجْمالي общ celkový samlet; total; brutto- Gesamt-... μεικτό (βάρος), ακαθάριστο (κέρδος, εισόδημα) bruto kogu- ناخالص؛ کل kokonais-, brutto- brut בְּרוּטוֹ कुल, सकल ukupan teljes, bruttó keseluruhan heildar- totale 全体の 총계의 bendras, bruto bruto- kasar totaal, bruto total-, brutto brutto bruto global валовой; брутто hrubý celoten bruto total-, brutto- ทั้งหมด toplam 總的 сукупний مجموعی toàn bộ; tổng 总的
n
the total amount (of several things added together). die totaal المَبلَغ الإجمالي общата сума celkový součet, celková suma samlet sum; bruttosum das Ganze σύνολο totalidad koguhulk جمع کل kokonaismäärä total גוֹלמִי सम्रग्र zbroj bruttó összeg total heildarupphæð totale 総体 총계 bendras kiekis masa jumlah kasar bruto verdienste brutto-/totalsum suma total total общее количество celok, celková čiastka celota bruto gross, helhet ยอดรวม bir şeyin tümü 總額 маса کل تعداد tính chung 总额
adv grossly
grossly underpaid; He behaved grossly. walglik, onsmaaklik بِصورَة إجماليَّه грубо hrubě groft ungeheuerlich καταφανώς, αισχρά groseramente, indecentemente jämedalt بطور فاحش törkeästi grossièrement בְּגָסוּת समग्रतापूर्ण odvratno, grozno durván sangat buruk smánarlega, gróflega all'incirca ひどく 크게, 조잡하게 nežmoniškai, nepadoriai lielā mērā; rupji; nepiedienīgi terlampau grof, zwaar; op afstotelijke wijze grovt, kraftig skandalicznie indecentemente ordinar; grosier грубо hrubo hudo, grobo izuzetno grovt อย่างหยาบ aşırı derecede 極度地，十分地 грубо بہت برے طریقے سے cực kỳ 极度地，十分地
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