large
 large (lärj)adj. larg·er, larg·est
1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
3. Important; significant:
had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
4.
a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal:
a large and generous spirit.
b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: “a rigid resistance to the large emotions” (Stephen Koch).
5.
a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
b. Obsolete. Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.
6. Nautical. Favorable. Used of a wind.Idiom:at large
1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty:
a convict still at large.
2. As a whole; in general:
the country at large.
3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination:
councilor-at-large.
4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination:
ambassador-at-large.
5. At length; copiously. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.] largeʹness n.
Synonyms: large, big, great
These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big brown barn; a great ocean liner.
Antonyms: small
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