huge
//hjuːd͡ʒ//
Forms
- Comparative
- huger
- Superlative
- hugest
Definitions
1.Very large.
- The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,[…].
2.Very strong, powerful, or dedicated.(informal)
- Both of my parents are huge supporters of animal rights.
3.Very interesting, significant, or popular.(informal)
- In our league our coach is huge!
- The band's next album is going to be huge.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #883
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), of unknown origin.