massive
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See also mâssive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French massif.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
massive (comparative more massive, superlative most massive)
- Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.
- A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
- Much larger than normal.
- Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
- Of great significance or import; overwhelming.
- The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
- (mineralogy) Of a specimen not exhibiting crystal form.
- Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- 1995 November 29, harry knowles, “INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW”, rec.arts.sf.movies, Usenet:
- Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.
- 1998 February 13, David Farrar, “nz.reg.wellington.general”, Re: Te Papa, Usenet:
- Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.
- 1998 July 2, super disco dan, “Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98”, alt.music.beastie-boys, Usenet:
- saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down...
- 2003 June 11, Glenn Wendyhouse, “WENDYHOUSE June 21st”, uk.people.gothic, Usenet:
- OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).
- 2010 July 30, Robbie, “Re: Survivable album chart from 2001”, uk.music.charts, Usenet:
- I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day
- Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
- 1995 November 29, harry knowles, “INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW”, rec.arts.sf.movies, Usenet:
- (physics, of a particle) Possessing mass.
- Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
Synonyms[edit]
- (of or pertaining to a large mass): bulky, heavy, hefty, substantial, weighty
- (much larger than normal): colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, huge, mahoosive (slang), titanic
- (of great significance or import): consequential, meaningful, overwhelming, significant, weighty
- (of grandeur ): awesome, super, excellent, stupendous
Antonyms[edit]
- (of or pertaining to a large mass): insubstantial, light
- (much larger than normal): dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule, pint-sized, tiny, wee
- (of great significance or import): inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant
- (of grandeur ): lame, stale, disappointing, crappy
- (of having a positive mass): massless
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from massive
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Translations[edit]
massive
Noun[edit]
massive (plural massives)
- (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- karst massives in western Georgia
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
massive f
- feminine form of massif
German[edit]
Adjective[edit]
massive
- inflected form of massiv
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
massive f
- Feminine plural form of massivo
