massive
Meanings
Plural: massives
Adjective Satellite
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- "massive oak doors"
- "Moore's massive sculptures"
- being the same substance throughout
- "massive silver"
- imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
- "massive retaliatory power"
- "a massive increase in oil prices"
- "massive changes"
- consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
- "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
Adj
- Very large in size or extent.
- Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.
- To a very great extent; total, utter.
- Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- Outstanding, beautiful.
- Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- Having a large mass.
- Having any mass.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
Noun
- A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
Synonyms
awesome, bulky, clique, colossal, consequential, enormous, excellent, gang, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, heavy, hefty, huge, mahoosive, meaningful, monolithic, monumental, overwhelming, set, significant, stupendous, substantial, super, titanic, weighty
Antonyms
crappy, disappointing, dwarf, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, lame, light, little, massless, microscopic, midget, minuscule, piddling, pint-sized, stale, tiny, trifling, trivial, unimportant, wee
Scrabble Score: 12
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