adj · adv · name · noun · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/lɑːd͡ʒ/
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Canada, General-American:/lɑɹd͡ʒ/
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/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
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