massive

English Online Dictionary. What means massive‎? What does massive mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass +‎ -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæs.ɪv/
• Rhymes: -æsɪv

Adjective

massive (comparative more massive, superlative most massive)

1. Very large in size or extent.
2. Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.
3. (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
4. (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
5. (colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.

6. (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

7. (physics) Having a large mass.
8. (physics, of a particle) Having any mass.

9. (geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.
   1. (mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

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

• (antonym(s) of “of or pertaining to a large mass”): insubstantial, light
• (antonym(s) of “much larger than normal”): dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule, pint-sized, tiny, wee
• (antonym(s) of “of great significance or import”): inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant
• (antonym(s) of “of grandeur”): lame, stale, disappointing, crappy
• (antonym(s) of “of having nonzero mass”): massless

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

massive (plural massives)

1. (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

   karst massives in western Georgia

2. (MLE, slang) A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

   Synonyms: clique, gang, set

Anagrams

• mavises

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.siv/

Adjective

massive

1. feminine singular of massif

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈsiːvə]

Adjective

massive

1. inflection of massiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

massive

1. feminine plural of massivo

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

massive

1. definite singular of massiv
2. plural of massiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

massive

1. definite singular of massiv
2. plural of massiv