massive

1. 1

   Very large in size or extent.general

   • Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
   • The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
2. 2

   Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.

   • A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
3. 3

   To a very great extent; total, utter.informal

   • Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]
4. 4

   Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.colloquial

   • Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
5. 5

   Outstanding, beautiful.Irelandcolloquialinformal

   • Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
6. 6

   Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

   • a massive heart attack
7. 7

   Having any mass.

   • Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
8. 8

   Homogeneous, unstructured.

9. 9

   Homogeneous, unstructured.; Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

syn. bulky · heavy · hefty · substantial · weighty · consequential · meaningful · overwhelming · significant

ant. insubstantial · light · dwarf · little · microscopic · midget · minuscule · pint-sized

1. 1

   A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

   • karst massives in western Georgia
2. 2

   A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.Multicultural-London-Englishslang

   • Big up to the Croydon massive!