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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024huge /hyudʒ/USA pronunciation adj., hug•er, hug•est. - extraordinarily large in size, weight, quantity, or area;
gigantic:a huge ship. - very great;
extraordinary:The book was a huge success. huge•ly, adv. huge•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024huge (hyo̅o̅j or, often, yo̅o̅j),USA pronunciation adj., hug•er, hug•est. - extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- of unbounded extent, scope, or character;
limitless:the huge genius of Mozart.
- Gmc; compare Old Norse haugr hill (see high)
- Old French ahuge, ahoge enormous, equivalent. to a- a-5 + hoge height
- Middle English huge, hoge 1225–75
huge′ly, adv. huge′ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mammoth, gigantic, colossal; vast; stupendous; bulky. Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness:a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques.Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard:an enormous iceberg.Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe:a tremendous amount of equipment.Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard:immense buildings.All are used figuratively:a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged small, tiny, diminutive.
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