large
large is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. We hare yet large day. Milton.
- 2.Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education. Felton.
- 3.Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
- 4.Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. Fairfax.
- 5.Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] "Some large jests he will make." Shak.
- 6.Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 7.(Naut.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. At large. (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large. -- Common at large. See under Common, n. -- Electors at large, Representative at large, electors, or a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.] -- To give, go, run, or sail large (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See Large, a., 8.
- 8.Freely; licentiously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 9.A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alone
- alter
- among
- and
- anthropogeny
- anthropography
- anthropoid
- anthropology
- anthroposophy
- being
- body
- brother
- centesimal
- certain
- civic
- clan
- commonalty
- commonweal
- commonwealth
- community
- consanguinity
- cosmopolitan
- cosmopolite
- creation
- creature
- decimal
- decimate
- decimation
- deficit
- division
- duodecimal
- earthling
- ethnography
- ethnology
- family
- fellow
- few
- fifth
- five
- flesh
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is large.
- What is abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. We hare yet large day. Milton called?
- What is full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education. Felton called?
- What is having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart called?
- What is free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. Fairfax called?
- What is unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] "Some large jests he will make." Shak called?
- What is prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
- What is a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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