massive
/ˈmæs.ɪv/ · adj
Meaning
- Very large in size or extent.
- Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
- To a very great extent; total, utter.
- Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- Outstanding, beautiful.
- Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- Having any mass.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
- A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
- mas(ga)→
- massif(frm)→
- massif(Middle English)→
- massive (English)
- Relations: inh, der, uder
Related words
Descendant words
- massiivinen(Finnish) (cog)
- מסיבי(Hebrew) (der)
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