gross

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English

Etymology

From Middle English gross (“whole, entire; flagrant, monstrous”), from Old French gros (“big, thick, large, stout”), from Late Latin grossus (“thick in diameter, coarse”), and Medieval Latin grossus (“great, big”), influenced by Old High German grōz (“big, thick, coarse”), from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“large, great, thick, coarse grained, unrefined”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub, to stroke, to grind”).

Cognate with French grossier (“gross”). See also French dialectal grôt, groût (“large”) (Berry) and grô (“large”) (Burgundy), Catalan gros (“big”), Dutch groot (“big, large”), German groß (“large”), English great.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡɹəʊs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡɹoʊs/
• (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɔs/
• (Scotland, dialectal) IPA^(key): /ɡɹos/
• Homophone: Gross
• Rhymes: -əʊs

Adjective

gross (comparative grosser or more gross, superlative grossest or most gross)

2. (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

   Synonyms: serious, flagrant, shameful, appalling, egregious
4. (of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

   Synonyms: whole, entire, overall, total, aggregate

   Antonym: net
6. (sciences, pathology) Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.

   Synonym: macroscopic

   Antonym: microscopic
8. (informal, Canada, US, Australia) Causing disgust.

   Synonyms: disgusting, gro, grody, grotesque, grotty, nasty, revolting, yucky
10. Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

    Synonyms: coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, impure
11. (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.

    Synonyms: coarse, rough, unrefined

    Antonym: fine
12. (of a substance) Dense, heavy.
13. (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.

    Synonyms: great, large, bulky, fat, obese
14. (now chiefly poetic) Difficult or impossible to see through.

    Synonyms: thick, heavy
15. (archaic) Not sensitive in perception or feeling.

    Synonyms: dull, witless
16. (obsolete) Easy to perceive.

    Synonyms: obvious, clear

Synonyms

• (heavy in proportion to one's height): See also Thesaurus:obese

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

gross (countable and uncountable, plural gross or grosses)

1. Twelve dozen = 144.

We need to order three gross of torx screws for next week.

1. The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
2. The bulk, the mass, the masses.

Translations

Verb

gross (third-person singular simple present grosses, present participle grossing, simple past and past participle grossed)

1. (transitive) To earn money, not including expenses.

Derived terms

Related terms

• engross
• grocer, grocery, groceries

Anagrams

• Sgros, Sorgs

German

Adjective

gross (strong nominative masculine singular grosser, comparative grösser, superlative am grössten)

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of groß

Declension

Lombard

Etymology

From Late Latin grossus.

Adjective

gross

1. big, fat, large, thick

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German grōz, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Compare German groß, Dutch groot, English great.

Adjective

gross (comparative greesser, superlative greescht)

1. big, large

Derived terms

• Grossdaadi
• Grossmammi

Swedish

Etymology

From French grosse (douzaine), "large (dozen)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɔs/

Noun

gross n

1. a gross, twelve dozen (144)

Declension

Related terms

• grosshandlare

See also

• dussin
• tjog

Anagrams

• sorgs