great
 great (grāt)adj. great·er, great·est
1. Very large in size.
2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.
3. Large in quantity or number:
A great throng awaited us.
See Synonyms at large.
4. Extensive in time or distance:
a great delay.
5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent:
a great crisis.
6. Of outstanding significance or importance:
a great work of art.
7. Chief or principal:
the great house on the estate.
8. Superior in quality or character; noble: “For he was great, ere fortune made him so” (John Dryden).
9. Powerful; influential:
one of the great nations of the West.
10. Eminent; distinguished:
a great leader.
11. Grand; aristocratic.
12. Informal. Enthusiastic:
a great lover of music.
13. Informal. Very skillful:
great at algebra.
14. Informal. Very good; first-rate:
We had a great time at the dance.
15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
a great-granddaughter.
16. Archaic. Pregnant.n.
1. pl. greats or great One that is great:
a composer considered among the greats.
2. Music.
a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.
b. A similar division of other organs.adv. Informal
Very well:
got along great with the teacher. [Middle English grete, from Old English grēat, thick, coarse.] greatʹly adv.greatʹness n.
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