Definition of Big
1. Adjective. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent. "Large areas of the world"
Attributes: Size
Similar to: Ample, Sizable, Sizeable, Astronomic, Astronomical, Galactic, Bear-sized, Bigger, Larger, Biggish, Largish, Blown-up, Enlarged, Bouffant, Puffy, Broad, Spacious, Wide, Bulky, Capacious, Colossal, Prodigious, Stupendous, Deep, Double, Enormous, Tremendous, Cosmic, Elephantine, Gargantuan, Giant, Jumbo, Epic, Heroic, Larger-than-life, Extended, Extensive, Gigantic, Mammoth, Great, Grand, Brobdingnagian, Huge, Immense, Vast, Hulking, Hulky, Banging, Humongous, Thumping, Walloping, Whopping, King-size, King-sized, Large-mouthed, Large-scale, Large-scale, Full-size, Life-size, Life-sized, Lifesize, Macroscopic, Macroscopical, Macro, Man-sized, Massive, Monolithic, Monumental, Massive, Medium-large, Monstrous, Mountainous, Outsize, Outsized, Oversize, Oversized, Overlarge, Too Large, Plumping, Queen-size, Queen-sized, Rangy, Super, Titanic, Volumed, Voluminous, Whacking, Wide-ranging
Derivative terms: Bigness, Large, Largeness
Antonyms: Little, Small
2. Adverb. Extremely well. "His performance went over big"
3. Adjective. Significant. "Graduation was a big day in his life"
4. Adverb. In a boastful manner. "He talked big all evening"
5. Adjective. Very intense. "A bad storm"
6. Adverb. On a grand scale. "Think big"
7. Adjective. Loud and firm. "Big bold piano sounds"
8. Adverb. In a major way. "The play failed big at the box office"
9. Adjective. Conspicuous in position or importance. "A prominent citizen"
10. Adjective. Prodigious. "Heavy investor"
11. Adjective. Exhibiting self-importance. "Big talk"
Similar to: Proud
Derivative terms: Boastfulness, Brag
12. Adjective. Feeling self-importance. "He was swelled with pride"
13. Adjective. (of animals) fully developed. "A grown woman"
Category relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Similar to: Mature
Derivative terms: Adult, Adult, Grownup
14. Adjective. Marked by intense physical force. "A big wind"
15. Adjective. Generous and understanding and tolerant. "Magnanimous toward his enemies"
Similar to: Generous
Derivative terms: Magnanimity, Magnanimousness
16. Adjective. Given or giving freely. "Her fond and openhanded grandfather"
Similar to: Generous
Derivative terms: Bigheartedness, Bounteousness, Bounty, Bountifulness, Liberality, Liberalness, Openhandedness
17. Adjective. In an advanced stage of pregnancy. "Was great with child"
Similar to: Pregnant
Derivative terms: Expect, Expect, Gravidity, Gravidness, Largeness
Definition of Big
1. a. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
2. n. Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
3. v. t. To build.
Definition of Big
1. of considerable size [adj BIGGER, BIGGEST] / an individual or organization of importance [n -S]
Medical Definition of Big
1. 1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." 2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; often figuratively. "[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome." (Addison) 3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc, whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. "God hath not in heaven a bigger argument." (Jer. Taylor) Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. "I talked big to them at first." (De Foe) Synonym: Bulky, large, great, massive, gross. Origin: Perh. From Celtic; cf. W. Beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. Baich burden, Arm. Beac'h; or cf. OE. Bygly, Icel. Biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. Biggen, Icel. Byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. Be. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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