Definition of: large

(lärj) adjective larg·er, larg·est
1. Absolutely or relatively great or ample as regards size, dimensions, quantity, number, extent, range, etc.; big; great; spacious; ample; extensive: opposed to little or small.
2. Having unusual breadth of sympathy or comprehension: a large heart or mind.
3. Favorable in direction; fair: said of a wind when it is abeam.
4. Characterized by fullness: said of the pulse.
5. Obs. Prodigal of words, gifts, or money; lavish.
6. Obs. Unrestrained in liberty or morals.
7. Obs. Complete; full.
—at large (Formerly with the possessive pronoun: at his large.)
1. To the fullest extent; in full.
2. Free or unrestrained in movement; at liberty: The thief is still at large.
3. Not included within particular limitations; in general; for all.
4. Elected from a State as a whole rather than from a particular congressional or electoral district: a congressman at large.
—adverb
1. Naut. Before the wind, or with the wind on the quarter.
2. Colloq. Boastfully. [<OF <L larga, fem. of largus abundant]
—large′·ness noun Synonyms (adj.): abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide. Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable ability. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but ordinarily less elegant. Antonyms: diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial.