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adj · adv · name · noun · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /lɑːd͡ʒ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /lɑɹd͡ʒ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /læɹd͡ʒ/ Ottawa Valley
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 R JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That is large (the manufactured size).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Qualifier: food or drink

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Abundant; ample.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Free; unencumbered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adv

Meaning 8

Before the wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

name

Meaning 9

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maxima, octuple whole note

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Liberality, generosity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A thousand dollars/pounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, plural, slang, uncountable

Examples

  • Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grand

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, uncountable

Qualifier: food or drink

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: L

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

An item labelled or denoted as being that size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, especially

Qualifier: food or drink

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • One small coffee and two larges, please.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

One who fits an item of that size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, especially

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

adjective

Meaning 16

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big

Antonyms: small

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

having broad power and range and scope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • taking the large view
  • a large effect
  • a large sympathy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

adjective satellite

Meaning 18

conspicuous in position or importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a big figure in the movement
  • big man on campus
  • he's very large in financial circles
  • a prominent citizen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big, prominent

Antonyms: none provided

19

adjective satellite

Meaning 19

generous and understanding and tolerant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big, magnanimous

Antonyms: none provided

20

adjective satellite

Meaning 20

ostentatiously lofty in style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a man given to large talk
  • tumid political prose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid

Antonyms: none provided

21

adjective satellite

Meaning 21

fairly large or important in effect; influential

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • played a large role in the negotiations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

adverb

Meaning 22

in a boastful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he talked big all evening

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boastfully, vauntingly, big

Antonyms: none provided

23

adverb

Meaning 23

with the wind abaft the beam

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a ship sailing large

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

adverb

Meaning 24

at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

a garment size for a large person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: size

History

Etymology

From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

Across languages

Translations

176 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: groot — of greater size — see also big
  • Albanian: gjerë madh — of greater size — see also big
  • Arabic: كَبِير (kabīr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Arabic: وَاسِع (wāsiʕ) — of greater size — see also big
  • Arabic: كبير (kibīr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Arabic: كبير (kbīr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Arabic: كبير (kbīr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Armenian: մեծ (mec) — of greater size — see also big
  • Armenian: խոշոր (xošor) — of greater size — see also big
  • Aromanian: mare — of greater size — see also big
  • Asturian: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Azerbaijani: böyük — of greater size — see also big
  • Azerbaijani: yekə — of greater size — see also big
  • Azerbaijani: iri — of greater size — see also big
  • Bengali: বড় (boṛ) — of greater size — see also big
  • Bulgarian: голя́м (goljám) — of greater size — see also big
  • Bulgarian: е́дър (édǎr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Bulgarian: висо́к (visók) — of greater size — see also big
  • Bulgarian: обши́рен (obšíren) — of greater size — see also big
  • Bulgarian: широ́к (širók) — of greater size — see also big
  • Burmese: ကြီး (kri:) — of greater size — see also big
  • Burmese: ကြီးမား (kri:ma:) — of greater size — see also big
  • Catalan: llarg — of greater size — see also big
  • Catawba: tro — of greater size — see also big
  • Chamicuro: s̈hojta — of greater size — see also big
  • Cherokee: ᎡᏆ (equa) — of greater size — see also big
  • Chinese Cantonese: 大 (daai6) — of greater size — see also big
  • Chinese: да (da) — of greater size — see also big
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大 (dà) — of greater size — see also big
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大型 (dàxíng) — of greater size — see also big
  • Choctaw: chito — of greater size — see also big
  • West Circassian: абрагъу (abrağwu) — of greater size — see also big
  • Cornish: brâs — of greater size — see also big
  • Czech: velký — of greater size — see also big
  • Dalmatian: maur — of greater size — see also big
  • Dalmatian: grund — of greater size — see also big
  • Dalmatian: gruond — of greater size — see also big
  • Dutch: groot — of greater size — see also big
  • Egyptian: aA:a-A-Y1V (ꜥꜣ) — of greater size — see also big
  • Egyptian: wr:r (wr) — of greater size — see also big
  • Forest Enets: ага (aga) — of greater size — see also big
  • Tundra Enets: ага (aga) — of greater size — see also big
  • Erzya: покш (pokš) — of greater size — see also big
  • Esperanto: granda — of greater size — see also big
  • Estonian: suur — of greater size — see also big
  • Evenki: со (so) — of greater size — see also big
  • Faroese: stórur — of greater size — see also big
  • Faroese: mikil — of greater size — see also big
  • Finnish: suuri — of greater size — see also big
  • Finnish: iso — of greater size — see also big
  • French: grand — of greater size — see also big
  • West-Frisian: grut — of greater size — see also big
  • Friulian: grant — of greater size — see also big
  • Friulian: grand — of greater size — see also big
  • Galician: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Georgian: დიდი (didi) — of greater size — see also big
  • German: groß — of greater size — see also big
  • German: weit — of greater size — see also big
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils) — of greater size — see also big
  • Greek: μεγάλος (megálos) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ancient Greek: μέγας (mégas) — of greater size — see also big
  • Greenlandic: angivoq — of greater size — see also big
  • Hawaiian: nui — of greater size — see also big
  • Hebrew: גדול (gadol) — of greater size — see also big
  • Hindi: बड़ा (baṛā) — of greater size — see also big
  • Hindi: विशाल (viśāl) — of greater size — see also big
  • Hungarian: nagy — of greater size — see also big
  • Icelandic: mikill — of greater size — see also big
  • Icelandic: stór — of greater size — see also big
  • Ido: granda — of greater size — see also big
  • Indonesian: besar — of greater size — see also big
  • Interlingua: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Irish: mór — of greater size — see also big
  • Istriot: grando — of greater size — see also big
  • Italian: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Italian: ampio — of greater size — see also big
  • Italian: vasto — of greater size — see also big
  • Japanese: 大きい (ōkii) — of greater size — see also big
  • Kamassian: урго (urgo) — of greater size — see also big
  • Koibal: урга (urga) — of greater size — see also big
  • Kapampangan: karagul — of greater size — see also big
  • Khmer: ធំ (thom) — of greater size — see also big
  • Korean: 크다 (keuda) — of greater size — see also big
  • Central Kurdish: گەورە (gewre) — of greater size — see also big
  • Central Kurdish: زل (zil) — of greater size — see also big
  • Northern Kurdish: mezin — of greater size — see also big
  • Ladino: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Lao: ກຶດ (kưt) — of greater size — see also big
  • Lao: ໃຫຍ່ (h) — of greater size — see also big
  • Latgalian: lels — of greater size — see also big
  • Latvian: liels — of greater size — see also big
  • Lithuanian: didelis — of greater size — see also big
  • Macedonian: голем (golem) — of greater size — see also big
  • Malay: besar — of greater size — see also big
  • Manchu: ᠠᠮᠪᠠ (amba) — of greater size — see also big
  • Māori: nui — of greater size — see also big
  • Marathi: मोठा (moṭhā) — of greater size — see also big
  • Marathi: मोठी (moṭhī) — of greater size — see also big
  • Marathi: मोठे (moṭhe) — of greater size — see also big
  • Mator: орго (orgo) — of greater size — see also big
  • Miskito: tara — of greater size — see also big
  • Central Sierra Miwok: ˀýṭ·y·kyta- — of greater size — see also big
  • Mòcheno: groas — of greater size — see also big
  • Khiamniungan Naga: hàkǜtî — of greater size — see also big
  • Khiamniungan Naga: shōng — of greater size — see also big
  • Navajo: tsoh — of greater size — see also big
  • Forest Nenets: ӈаԓка (ŋałka) — of greater size — see also big
  • Tundra Nenets: ӈарка (ŋarka) — of greater size — see also big
  • Nganasan: аніˮә (aniʔə) — of greater size — see also big
  • Norman: gros — of greater size — see also big
  • Norwegian: stor — of greater size — see also big
  • Northern Ohlone: wét̄el — of greater size — see also big
  • Ojibwe: gichi- — of greater size — see also big
  • Old English: miċel — of greater size — see also big
  • Oromo: guddaa — of greater size — see also big
  • Pashto: ستر (stër) — of greater size — see also big
  • Pashto: لوی (loi) — of greater size — see also big
  • Persian: بزرگ (bozorg) — of greater size — see also big
  • Persian: گنده (gonde) — of greater size — see also big
  • Plautdietsch: groot (nds) — of greater size — see also big
  • Polish: duży — of greater size — see also big
  • Portuguese: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Rapa Nui: nui — of greater size — see also big
  • Ratahan: lowen — of greater size — see also big
  • Rohingya: boro — of greater size — see also big
  • Romani: bāro — of greater size — see also big
  • Romanian: mare — of greater size — see also big
  • Russian: большо́й (bolʹšój) — of greater size — see also big
  • Russian: кру́пный (krúpnyj) — of greater size — see also big
  • Sanskrit: मह (maha) — of greater size — see also big
  • Sanskrit: महत् (mahat) — of greater size — see also big
  • Santali: ᱰᱳᱵᱳ (ḍobo) — of greater size — see also big
  • Scottish Gaelic: tomadach — of greater size — see also big
  • Northern Selkup: вәрӄы (wərqy) — of greater size — see also big
  • Southern Selkup: варӷ (warģ) — of greater size — see also big
  • Southern Selkup: уарх (uarx) — of greater size — see also big
  • Serbo-Croatian: велик — of greater size — see also big
  • Serbo-Croatian: velik — of greater size — see also big
  • Slovak: veľký — of greater size — see also big
  • Slovene: velik — of greater size — see also big
  • Spanish: grande — of greater size — see also big
  • Swahili: -kubwa — of greater size — see also big
  • Swedish: stor — of greater size — see also big
  • Tahitian: rahi — of greater size — see also big
  • Tahitian: nui — of greater size — see also big
  • Tajik: бузург (buzurg) — of greater size — see also big
  • Tày: cải — of greater size — see also big
  • Telugu: పెద్ద (pedda) — of greater size — see also big
  • Telugu: భారీ (bhārī) — of greater size — see also big
  • Thai: ใหญ่ (yài) — of greater size — see also big
  • Tibetan: ཆེན་པོ (chen po) — of greater size — see also big
  • Tocharian B: orotstse — of greater size — see also big
  • Tocharian B: māka — of greater size — see also big
  • Tswana: -golo — of greater size — see also big
  • Turkish: geniş — of greater size — see also big
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایری (iri) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ottoman Turkish: بزرك (büzürg) — of greater size — see also big
  • Udmurt: бадӟым (baddźym) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎁 (rb) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ukrainian: вели́кий (velýkyj) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ukrainian: чима́лий (čymályj) — of greater size — see also big
  • Ukrainian: здоро́вий (zdoróvyj) — of greater size — see also big
  • Unami: kit- — of greater size — see also big
  • Urdu: بڑا (baṛā) — of greater size — see also big
  • Venetan: gran — of greater size — see also big
  • Venetan: grando — of greater size — see also big
  • Vietnamese: rộng — of greater size — see also big
  • Võro: suur — of greater size — see also big
  • Waray-Waray: da-ko — of greater size — see also big
  • Welsh: braisg — of greater size — see also big
  • Welsh: mawr — of greater size — see also big
  • Woiwurrung: woort-to — of greater size — see also big
  • Woiwurrung: buladu — of greater size — see also big
  • Yiddish: גרויס (groys) — of greater size — see also big
  • Zuni: łana — of greater size — see also big
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