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large  (lärj)
adj. larg·er, larg·est
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.
Idiom:
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.]

largeness 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

large
Adjective
1. having a relatively great size, quantity, or extent; big
2. of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive: a large effect
Noun
at large
a. as a whole; in general: both the Navy and the country at large
b. (of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) out of captivity; free
c. in full detail
Verb
[larging, larged]
large it Brit slang to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way [Latin largus ample]
largeness n
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Noun1.largelarge - a garment size for a large person
size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.1.large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
2.large - fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"
significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
3.largelarge - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
4.large - generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people"
5.large - conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
6.large - having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
7.largelarge - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Adv.1.large - at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
2.large - with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"
3.largelarge - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"

large
adjective 1. big, great, huge, heavy, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tall, considerable, substantial, strapping, immense (informal) hefty, gigantic, monumental, bulky, chunky, burly, colossal, hulking, goodly, man-size, brawny, elephantine, thickset, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
adjective 2. massive, great, big, huge, giant, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, immense, tidy (informal) jumbo (informal) gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, stellar (informal) king-size, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
5. free, roaming, on the run, fugitive, at liberty, on the loose, unchained, unconfined by and large on the whole, generally, mostly, in general, all things considered, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, all in all, as a rule, taking everything into consideration
Translations
Spanish large [lɑːdʒ] adjgrande
adv by and large → en general, en términos generales;
at large (= free) → en libertad (= generally); en general;
to make large(r) → hacer mayor or más extenso;
a large number of people → una gran cantidad de personas;
on a large scale → a gran escala

French large [lɑːdʒ] adjgrand(e); [person, animal] → gros(grosse);
to make larger → agrandir;
a large number of people → beaucoup de gens;
by and large → en général;
on a large scale → sur une grande échelle;
at large (= free) → en liberté (= generally); en général; pour la plupart see also by

German large [lɑːdʒ] adjgroß; [person] → korpulent;
to make larger → vergrößern;
a large number of people → eine große Anzahl von Menschen;
on a large scale → im großen Rahmen;
(extensive) → weitreichend;
at large (= as a whole) → im Allgemeinen (= at liberty); auf freiem Fuß;
by and large → im Großen und Ganzen

Italian large [lɑːdʒ] adjgrande; [person, animal] → grosso/a
adv by and large → generalmente;
at large (= free) → in libertà (= generally); in generale; nell'insieme;
to make larger → ingrandire;
a large number of people → molta gente;
on a large scale → su vasta scala

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