Bigness

big  (bg)

adj. big·ger, big·gest

1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.

2.

a. Of great force; strong: a big wind; in a big rage.

b. Obsolete Of great strength.

3.

a. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.

b. Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling: My big brother is leaving for college next week.

4. Pregnant: big with child.

5. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.

6. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.

7. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.

8. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.

9. Informal Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: "For public opinion . . . has grown harsh and yuppie-bashing is big" (Sally Jacobs).

10. Informal Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.

11. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.

12. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.

adv.

1. In a pretentious or boastful way: talked big about the new job.

2. Informal

a. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album.

b. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.

Idiom:

big on

Enthusiastic about; partial to: "The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One" (James Fallows).

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[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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biggish adj.

bigly adv.

bigness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bigness - the property of having a relatively great size largeness size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" ampleness - the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions" bulkiness, massiveness - an unwieldy largeness immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, enormousness, grandness, greatness, wideness - unusual largeness in size or extent or number commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to" voluminosity, voluminousness, fullness - greatness of volume giantism, gigantism - excessive largeness of stature littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size