LARGE
What does "LARGE" mean?
Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.
Meanings
- Big in size, amount, or extent. They moved into a large house with a garden.
- Wide-ranging or comprehensive in scope. These problems loom large over the whole industry.
- In the phrase 'at large', meaning free, or in general (of a population). The suspect remained at large for weeks.
Did you know?
- 'Large' once meant generous, not big: it comes from Latin 'largus' (abundant, lavish), the same source as 'largesse' - so a large heart is closer to the original meaning than a large house.
Word origin
From Latin 'largus' (abundant, generous), via Old French 'large' (broad, wide); the original sense was closer to 'generous' than 'big'.
Remember it
LARGE contains 'arg' as in a big ARGUMENT - large things take up a lot of space.
A little poem
The word once meant a hand that gave a lot;
we kept the size and lost the generous thought.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the suspect stay 'at large'? Because the small print said he was free to go.
What it teaches
To live large was once to give large; the size that matters most is generosity.
Quick facts
What does LARGE mean?
Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.
Is LARGE a valid word?
Yes — LARGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LARGE?
LARGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LARGE come from?
From Latin 'largus' (abundant, generous), via Old French 'large' (broad, wide); the original sense was closer to 'generous' than 'big'.
What can LARGE teach us?
To live large was once to give large; the size that matters most is generosity.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.