Definition of large

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large    (lärj) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
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. 1. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit.
   2. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch).
5. 1. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
   2. 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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous

OTHER FORMS:
largeness(Noun)

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.
Antonym: small