massive
consisting 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 massive
1Other words from massive
- mas·sive·ly, adverb
- mas·sive·ness, mas·siv·i·ty, noun
Other definitions for Massive (2 of 2)
Mount, 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).
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British Dictionary definitions for massive
/ (ˈmæsɪv) /
(of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid
impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope: massive grief
relatively intensive or large; considerable: a massive dose
pathol affecting a large area of the body: a 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
slang a group of friends or associates; gang: the Staines massive
Origin of massive
1Derived forms of massive
- massively, adverb
- massiveness, noun
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