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Mas·sive  (msv), Mount

A peak, 4,398.4 m (14,421 ft) high, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado.

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mas·sive  (msv)

adj.

1. Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid: a massive piece of furniture.

2. Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale: "Local defense must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power" (John Foster Dulles). See Synonyms at heavy.

3. Large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose of a drug.

4. Pathology Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe: massive gangrene.

5. Mineralogy Lacking internal crystalline structure; amorphous.

6. Geology Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.

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[Middle English massif, from Old French, from masse, mass; see mass.]

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massive·ly adv.

massive·ness n.

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massive [ˈmæsɪv]

adj

1. (of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid

2. impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope massive grief

3. relatively intensive or large; considerable a massive dose

4. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol affecting a large area of the body a massive cancer

5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology

a.  (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc.; homogeneous

b.  (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata

6. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) Mineralogy without obvious crystalline structure

n

Slang a group of friends or associates; gang the Staines massive

[from French massif, from masse mass]

massively  adv

massiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	massive - imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" monolithic, monumental big, 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"
	2.	massive - being the same substance throughout; "massive silver" solid - entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood"
	3.	massive - imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes" big, 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"
	4.	massive - consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets" heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

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massive

adjective huge, great, big, heavy, imposing, vast, enormous, solid, impressive, substantial, extensive, monster, immense, hefty, titanic, gigantic, monumental, whacking (informal), mammoth, bulky, colossal, whopping (informal), weighty, stellar (informal), hulking, ponderous, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) a massive steam boat
little, small, minute, light, tiny, thin, slight, petty, trivial, frail

Translations

massive [ˈmæsɪv] ADJ [wall] → macizo, sólido; [boulder, increase, dose, support] → enorme; [person, head, body] → enorme, gigantesco; [explosion, effort] → enorme, grande; [job losses] → cuantioso; [intervention, influx] → masivo
massive heart attack → infarto m masivo
on a massive scale → a gran escala

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massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj

[increase, change, scale, number] → massif/ive
a massive increase in the number of sth → une augmentation massive du nombre de qch
There has been a massive increase in the number of fraudulent claims → Il y a eu une augmentation massive du nombre de demandes frauduleuses.
on a massive scale → à une échelle massive, sur une échelle massive
a failure on a massive scale → un échec à une échelle massive
bombing on a massive scale
BUT des bombardements massifs.

(= very serious) [fraud] → massif/ive; [heart attack, haemorrhage] → massif/ive, foudroyant(e); [explosion, air attack] → massif/ive
He suffered a massive brain haemorrhage → Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale massive., Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale foudroyante.
a massive blow → un rude coup
This is a massive blow to British fishermen → C'est un rude coup porté aux pêcheurs britanniques.

(= huge) [+ object, vehicle] → massif/ive

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massive

adj (= huge) → riesig, enorm; task → gewaltig; attack, pressure, support, heart attack, stroke → massiv; (= bulky, weighty) structure, wall → massiv, wuchtig; forehead → breit, wuchtig; boxer → wuchtig, massig; he weighs in at a massive 17 stone → er wiegt beachtliche 108 Kilo; massive furniture → Massivholzmöbel pl; on a massive scale → in riesigem Umfang; the ship was designed on a massive scale → das Schiff hatte riesenhafte Ausmaße; the symphony is conceived on a massive scale → die Sinfonie or Symphonie ist grandios konzipiert; space research is financed on a massive scale → Raumforschung wird mit riesigen Summen finanziert

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massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj → massiccio/a, enorme

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massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj → massiccio/a, enorme

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massive

adj massive [ˈmӕsiv]

huge or heavy a massive building; a massive burden of taxation. massief, enorm ضَخْم، كَبير масивен masivní; těžký massiv; enorm massiv ογκώδης enorme, monumental raske(pärane) حجیم وسنگین valtava massif כָּבֵד, גָדוֹל, מַאסִיבִי भारी masivan hatalmas besar þungur, fyrirferðarmikill massiccio 大きく重い 크고 묵직한, 육중한 didžiulis, sunkus, masyvus, masinis masīvs; smags besar massief kjempestor/-tung, massiv ciężki maciço masiv, uriaş массивный; тяжёлый masívny; ťažký masiven masivan massiv ใหญ่โต หนัก และแข็งมาก büyük, muazzam 巨大的 масивний; важкий جسیم ، بھاری بھرکم đồ sộ; to lớn 巨大的

adv massively

massief بِصورةٍ ضَخْمَه масивно masivně massivt; enormt massiv μαζικά enormemente raskepäraselt به صورت گسترده massiivisesti massivement בְּאוֹפֶן מַאסִיבִי विशालता masivno erősen, masszívan, tömören besar-besaran í stórum stíl massicciamente 大きくて重く 대단히 masyviai masīvi dengan besar massie i stort omfang, massivt masywnie maciçamente masiv, în masă массивно masívne masivno masivno massivt อย่างใหญ่โตมาก çok ağır şekilde 大量地 масивно; солідно زوردار انداز میں một cách đồ sộ; to lớn 大量地

n massiveness

massiwiteit ضَخامَه големина masivnost massivitet das Massiv μαζικότητα masividad raskepärasus حجیم massiivisuus aspect massif מַאִסיבִיוּת विशालता masivnost súlyos/erős/masszív volta vminek kebesaran e-ð eða e-r sem er (umfangs)mikill/massífur/rammger aspetto massiccio 大きく重いこと 육중함 masyvumas masīvums; smagums kebesaran massiviteit stort omfang, stor tyngde masywność grandeza masivitate массивность masívnosť masivnost masivnost massivitet ความใหญ่โตมาก büyüklük 巨大 масивність; солідність ضخامت tính đồ sộ; to lớn 巨大

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Massive → ضَخْم masivní massiv enorm μαζικός masivo massiivinen massif masivan enorme どっしりした 크고 무거운 massief massiv masywny enorme массивный massiv ใหญ่โต ağır to lớn 大规模的