Arbitrarily large, a phrase in mathematics Large cardinal, a property of certain transfinite numbers Large category, a category with a proper class of objects and morphisms (or both) Large diffeomorphism, a diffeomorphism that cannot be continuously connected to the identity diffeomorphism in mathematics and physics Large numbers, numbers significantly larger than those ordinarily used in ...
Synonyms: large, big, great These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big red barn; a great ocean liner.
A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average. The pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes. In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet. He was a large man with thick dark hair.
Definition of large adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; in large measure; to a large extent. on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment. of great scope or range; extensive; broad. grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
to live large: to live in a luxurious or extravagant manner; (hence) to be very successful, popular, or wealthy, esp. ostentatiously so. Now chiefly U.S. slang.
Fully; at large. Nautical, before the wind; with the wind free or on the quarter, or in such a direction that studding-sails will draw: as, to go or sail large.