Massive
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈmæs.ɪv/
- Rhymes: -æsɪv
Origin
French massif.
Full definition of massive
Adjective
massive
- Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
- Much larger than normal.
- 2013-06-21, Chico Harlan, Japan pockets the subsidy …, Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
- Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
- Of great significance or import; overwhelming.
- 2013-07-20, The attack of the MOOCs, Since the launch early last year of … two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
- The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
- (mineralogy) Of a specimen not exhibiting crystal form.
- Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- 1995, November 29, harry knowles, INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.
- 1998, February 13, David Farrar, nz.reg.wellington.general, Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.
- 1998, July 2, super disco dan, Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98, saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down...
- 2003, June 11, Glenn Wendyhouse, WENDYHOUSE June 21st, OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).
- 2010, July 30, Robbie, Re: Survivable album chart from 2001, I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day
- Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
- (physics, of a particle) Possessing mass.Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to a large mass) bulky, heavy, hefty, substantial, weighty
- (much larger than normal) colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, huge, mahoosive slang, titanic
- (of great significance or import) consequential, meaningful, overwhelming, significant, weighty
- (of grandeur ) awesome, super, excellent, stupendous
Antonyms
- (of or pertaining to a large mass) insubstantial, light
- (much larger than normal) dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule
- (of great significance or import) inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant
- (of grandeur ) lame, stale, disappointing, crappy
- (of having a positive mass) massless
Derived terms
Noun
massive
(plural massives)- (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.karst massives in western Georgia