large
adjective
of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great.
largeness
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a word derived from
large.
Example Sentences
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We are so used to associating “masterpieces” with largeness of conception that it often can shock us to discover that modest quirkiness has its own appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Even Homer nods, and Churchill, for all his Homeric largeness, did, too.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
As the lead singer and public face of U2, the biggest rock band on the planet during much of their existence, he fills stages and records with a largeness of self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
I felt like a loser, because I feared that the largeness of my body would relegate me to a sad small corner of the culture.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
There is a kind of largeness to it, a kind of godliness.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
