–adjective
1.
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.
2.
on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
3.
of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
4.
grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
5.
(of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown.
6.
famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
7.
Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.
8.
Obsolete.
a.
unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
b.
unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
9.
Nautical. free (def. 33).
–noun
10.
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
11.
Obsolete. generosity; bounty.
–adverb
12.
Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
—Idioms
13.
at large,
a.
free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large.
b.
to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
c.
as a whole; in general: the country at large.
d.
Also, at-large. representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
14.
in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also, in the large.
[Origin: 1125–75; ME < OF < L larga, fem. of largus ample, generous]
—Related forms
largeness, noun
—Synonyms 1. huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, colossal; massive; vast. See great.
—Antonyms 1. small.
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