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[ mas-iv ] / ˈmæs ɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR massive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconsisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending. solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition. Mineralogy. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure. Origin of massive1375–1425; late Middle English (see mass, -ive); replacing Middle English massif<Middle French OTHER WORDS FROM massivemas·sive·ly, adverbmas·sive·ness, mas·siv·i·ty, nounWords nearby massivemass in, Massine, Massinger, Massinisa, Massinissa, massive, massive resistance, massive retaliation, mass leave, massless, mass man Definition for massive (2 of 2)[ mas-iv ] / ˈmæs ɪv /
nounMount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4,396 meters). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for massiveBut the F-35 has been plagued with massive delays and cost overruns—mostly due to design defects and software issues. New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story. Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is very popular in Southeast Asia and has had massive growth. The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I am being proven right about massive vaccinations” he tweeted in September. 2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What you see is a massive, well-intentioned, legal junk pile. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was no longer beneath the surface of the earth but was somewhere in the massive concrete structure of the City of Berlin. City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings For his whole theory of cavalry tactics is based on the realisation that massive formations are now hopelessly out of date. Sir John French|Cecil Chisholm Strong hands rolled the massive stone in place that barred the narrow opening. Joel: A Boy of Galilee|Annie Fellows Johnston In the midst shone the single pure flame of a massive silver lamp, rifled from the tomb of a saint. The Mercy of Allah|Hilaire Belloc He, too, saw among the bushes the long dark body, the massive pointed head and the glittering eyes. The Border Watch|Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for massive
adjective(of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scopemassive grief relatively intensive or large; considerablea massive dose pathol affecting a large area of the bodya massive cancer geology - (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc; homogeneous
- (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata
mineralogy without obvious crystalline structure nounslang a group of friends or associates; gangthe Staines massive Derived forms of massivemassively, adverbmassiveness, nounWord Origin for massiveC15: from French massif, from masse mass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to massiveheavy, huge, enormous, imposing, colossal, big, grand, great, immense, monumental, substantial, mammoth, gargantuan, impressive, hefty, towering, extensive, gigantic, vast, tremendous Medical definitions for massive
adj.Large in comparison with the usual amount. Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |