huge
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[ hyooj or, often, yooj ]
/ hyudʒ or, often, yudʒ /
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adjective,hug·er,hug·est.
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
of unbounded extent, scope, or character; limitless: the huge genius of Mozart.
Slang. very important, successful, popular, etc.: The show is huge in Britain.
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Origin of huge
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English huge, hoge from Old French ahuge, ahoge “enormous,” equivalent to a-a-5 + hoge “height” from Germanic; compare Old Norse haugr “hill” (see high)
synonym study for huge
1. Huge,enormous,immense,tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness: a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques.Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard: an enormous iceberg.Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment.Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
how to pronounce huge
See human.
OTHER WORDS FROM huge
hugely,adverbhugeness,nouno·ver·huge,adjectiveo·ver·huge·ly,adverb
o·ver·huge·ness,noun
Words nearby huge
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How to use huge in a sentence
Rather than fretting about infinites, they should have focused on connecting tiny with huge.
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First, Apple was supplying a base of huge, though slowly growing profits, and Google and Facebook provided earnings that were both increasingly big, and racing ahead.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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And, as Gow adds wryly from his own personal experience, “To a huge extent they achieved that aim very well.”
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In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
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Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
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Only the petrol tins they took for water right and left of their pathway up the cliff; huge diamonds in the evening sun.
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Two huge steam engines had snorted and puffed for three whole years.
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Well, the pudding moment arrived, and a huge slice almost obscured from sight the plate before us.
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Nothing doubtful or "reputed" ever arrived in the huge packing-cases consigned to Walls End Castle.
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British Dictionary definitions for huge
adjective
extremely large in size, amount, or scopeArchaic form: hugeous
Derived forms of huge
hugeness, nounWord Origin for huge
C13: from Old French ahuge, of uncertain origin
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1‘a huge amount of raw materials come from abroad’
insignificant, tiny
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Like snails we wound our silent and careful way among the huge, recumbent forms.
After a couple of hours we passed round a huge boulder to come to a steep declivity leading down into a valley.
We withdrew behind an adjacent boulder to watch the actions of the little party, which stood huddled at the foot of another huge rock, their backs toward us.
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At first the great brutes flew round in a huge ring, as if to make sure what the exact extent of the danger might be.
Once there we were safe, for those huge wings had no space for their sweep beneath the branches.
How difficult it was to realize that the violet line upon the far horizon was well advanced to that great river upon which huge steamers ran, and folk talked of the small affairs of life, while we, marooned among the creatures of a bygone age, could but gaze towards it and yearn for all that it meant!
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Frequently Asked Questions About huge
How is the word huge distinct from other similar adjectives?
Some common synonyms of huge are colossal, enormous, gigantic, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
incurred a huge debt
When would colossal be a good substitute for huge?
The words colossal and huge can be used in similar contexts, but colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
a colossal statue of Lincoln
How do enormous and immense relate to one another, in the sense of huge?
Enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
an enormous expense
an immense shopping mall
When is gigantic a more appropriate choice than huge?
The synonyms gigantic and huge are sometimes interchangeable, but gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
a gigantic sports stadium
When can mammoth be used instead of huge?
The meanings of mammoth and huge largely overlap; however, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
a mammoth boulder
Where would vast be a reasonable alternative to huge?
In some situations, the words vast and huge are roughly equivalent. However, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.
the vast Russian steppes
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