great

great
adj
1. prodigious, unlimited, boundless, vast, immense, grand, extensive, spacious, capacious; large, big, huge, massive, gigantic, monstrous, gargantuan, Cyclopean, titanic, Brobdingnagian; numerous, many, multitudinous, manifold, abundant, voluminous, ample, countless.
2. extreme, pronounced, excessive, exorbitant; preposterous, outrageous, unreasonable, undue, inordinate.
3. important, salient, significant, consequential, weighty, momentous, commanding, influential, dominant, paramount, critical, serious, vital; noteworthy, essential, principal, primary, main, capital.
4. illustrious, famed, prominent, noted, eminent, renowned, admirable; preeminent, distinguished, celebrated, exalted, elevated, dignified, esteemed; major, notable, leading, of high rank, supreme, signal, grand, superior, peerless, matchless, incomparable, high, top, popular, well-known.
5. high-minded, magnanimous, philanthropic, altruistic, noble, generous, unselfish, humane, beneficent; benevolent, kind-hearted, kindly, gracious; just, fair, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced; honorable, chivalrous, heroic, lofty, princely.
6. sublime, magnificent, majestic, grand, august; glorious, imperial, towering, tall.
7. absolute, positive, utmost, uttermost, unequivocal, unconditional, unqualified, intense, profound; perfect, complete, thoroughgoing, full, consummate, thundering; stark, sheer, arrant, flagrant, downright, glaring.
n
8. leader, prince, champion, person of distinction, legend, legend in one's own time; star, superstar, headliner; patriarch, teacher, Inf. guru, prophet; forerunner, pioneer, trailblazer; captain, father, founder.

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  • Great — (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; opposed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Great go — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • great — [grāt] adj. [ME grete < OE great, akin to Ger gross, Du groot < IE base * ghrēu , rub hard over, crumble > GRIT, Welsh gro, sand: basic sense “coarse, coarsegrained”] 1. of much more than ordinary size, extent, volume, etc.; esp., a)… …   English World dictionary

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  • great — O.E. great big, tall, thick, stout; coarse, from W.Gmc. *grautaz coarse, thick (Cf. O.S. grot, O.Fris. grat, Du. groot, Ger. groß great ). Said to have meant originally big in size, coarse, and, if so, perhaps from PIE root *ghreu to rub, grind.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • great — great; great·en; great·hearted; great·heart·ed·ly; great·heart·ed·ness; great·ly; great·ness; Great; …   English syllables

  • great- — [greıt] prefix 1.) great grandfather/great grandmother/great aunt/great uncle the ↑grandfather, ↑grandmother etc of your parents 2.) great grandchild/great granddaughter etc the grandchildren of your child …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • great- — [greıt] prefix 1.) great grandfather/great grandmother/great aunt/great uncle the ↑grandfather, ↑grandmother etc of your parents 2.) great grandchild/great granddaughter etc the grandchildren of your child …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • great — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average. 2) of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above average. 3) informal excellent. 4) most important: the great thing is the challenge. 5) particularly deserving a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Great — may mean:* Greatness, the state of being superior, majestic, transcendent, or divine * GREAT, Gang Resistance Education and Training * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Great (film), a British animated… …   Wikipedia

  • great- — [grāt] 〚/span> GREAT, taken as intensifier〛 combining form older (or younger) by one generation: each additional great shows one further generation removed [great aunt, great great grandson] * * * …   Universalium

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