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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: massive, monolithic, monumental]
2: being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"
3: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"
4: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English massiffe, from Anglo-French mascif, alteration of massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massicius, from Latin massa mass Date: 15th century 1. forming or consisting of a large mass: a. bulky b. weighty, heavy <massive walls> <a massive volume> c. impressively large or ponderous d. having no regular form but not necessarily lacking crystalline structure <massive sandstone> 2. a. large, solid, or heavy in structure <massive jaw> b. large in scope or degree <the feeling of frustration, of being ineffectual, is massive — David Halberstam> c. (1) large in comparison to what is typical <a massive dose of penicillin> (2) being extensive and severe <massive hemorrhage> <massive collapse of a lung> (3) imposing in excellence or grandeur ; monumental <massive simplicity> 3. having mass <a massive boson> • massively adverb • massiveness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 large and heavy or solid. 2 (of the features, head, etc.) relatively large; of solid build. 3 exceptionally large (took a massive overdose). 4 substantial, impressive (a massive reputation). 5 Mineral. not visibly crystalline. 6 Geol. without structural divisions. Derivatives: massively adv. massiveness n. Etymology: ME f. F massif -ive f. OF massiz ult. f. L massa MASS(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Massive Mass"ive, a. [F. massif.] 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. ``Massive armor.'' --Dr. H. More. 2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive. Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is massive is very large in size, quantity, or extent. There was evidence of massive fraud. ...massive air attacks... The scale of the problem is massive. = huge ADJ [emphasis] • massively ...a massively popular game... ADV 2. If you describe a medical condition as massive, you mean that it is extremely serious. He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a.; (also massy) Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous, huge, immense.

Moby Thesaurus

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