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- [mas-iv]
- /ˈmæs ɪv/
- /ˈmæsɪv/
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- [mas-iv]
- /ˈmæs ɪv/
Definitions of massive word
- adjective massive consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. 1
- adjective massive large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead. 1
- adjective massive large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending. 1
- adjective massive solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition. 1
- adjective massive Mineralogy. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure. 1
- noun massive Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4396 meters). 1
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Origin of massive
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (see mass, -ive); replacing Middle English massif < Middle French
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Massive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
massive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
massive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for massive
adj massive
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
adjective massive
- enormous — very big
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- extensive — Covering or affecting a large area.
Antonyms for massive
adj massive
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
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