massive
adjective
consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy.
massiveness
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a word derived from
massive.
Example Sentences
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You could fit four Central Parks inside Griffith Park, but its massiveness can give a deceptive sense of how much park space the city actually has, spread throughout its confines.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
It is not enough to emulate their top-lighted galleries, dignified public passages, or the contained massiveness of their forms; those elements need to be brought together in a resolved formal order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
"For me it gave no answers. It only revealed the massiveness of the question."
From Scientific American ● Oct. 29, 2017
To control this massiveness, Kaplan orders his details chronologically, alternating between biographical information, musical accomplishments, wives and girlfriends, and involvement with the Mafia.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2015
It was made of granite for strength and massiveness, but like so many other things in Iofur’s palace, it was decorated with overelaborate swags and festoons of gilt that looked like tinsel on a mountainside.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
