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Massive
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- 1 Very large in size or extent. general
"Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive."
- 2 Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
"A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs."
- 3 To a very great extent; total, utter. informal
"Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]"
- 4 Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome. colloquial
"Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!"
- 5 Outstanding, beautiful. Ireland, colloquial, informal
"Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?"
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- 6 Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
"a massive heart attack"
- 7 Having any mass.
"Some bosons are massive while others are massless."
- 8 Homogeneous, unstructured.
- 9 Homogeneous, unstructured.; Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
- 1 consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter wordnet
- 2 imposing in size or bulk or solidity wordnet
- 3 imposing in scale or scope or degree or power wordnet
- 4 being the same substance throughout wordnet
- 1 A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
"karst massives in western Georgia"
- 2 A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc. Multicultural-London-English, slang
"Big up to the Croydon massive!"
Etymology
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
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