| large (lärj) adj. larg·er, larg·est Idiom: 1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big. 2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive. 3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods. 4. a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit. b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch). 5. a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners. b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language. 6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind. at large 1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large. 2. As a whole; in general: the country at large. 3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large. 4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large. 5. At length; copiously. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.] large  ness n.Synonyms: large, big, great These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big brown barn; a great ocean liner. Antonym: small |
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