massive

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmasɪv/ UK /ˈmæs.ɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #2769

Meanings

1

adj
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

A massive crowd gathered to watch the fireworks.
2

adj
Heavy and solid; large and impressive in build.

The castle had massive stone walls.
3

adj
Extremely good or impressive.

That concert last night was massive!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · extremely large in size,... enormous huge colossal gigantic great

2 adj · heavy and solid; large and... monolithic

3 adj · extremely good or impressive. awesome excellent super

More bulky consequential heavy hefty meaningful overwhelming significant substantial weighty

Opposites

crappydisappointing dwarf inconsequential insignificant insubstantial lame light littlemasslessmicroscopic midget

Word family

Forms massively

Derived forms hypermassivemahoosivemassivelymassivenessmassivitynonmassiveonce-massiveovermassivesubmassivesupermassivesupramassiveultramassive

Etymology

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

massif Middle English

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# massive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmasɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmæs.ɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 2769

## Meanings
1. Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
2. Heavy and solid; large and impressive in build.
3. Extremely good or impressive.

## Examples
- A massive crowd gathered to watch the fireworks.
- The castle had massive stone walls.
- That concert last night was massive!

## Synonyms
- bulky
- consequential
- heavy
- hefty
- meaningful
- overwhelming
- significant
- substantial
- weighty

## Antonyms
- crappy
- disappointing
- dwarf
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- insubstantial
- lame
- light
- little
- massless
- microscopic
- midget

## Derived Forms
- hypermassive
- mahoosive
- massively
- massiveness
- massivity
- nonmassive
- once-massive
- overmassive
- submassive
- supermassive
- supramassive
- ultramassive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: massif

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

## AI Etymology
Massive comes from Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”). In present-day English its meanings include extremely large in size, amount, or degree, heavy and solid; large and impressive in build, and extremely good or impressive. The historical chain runs through massif (Middle English) and massif (Middle French). Related and derived forms include hypermassive, mahoosive, and massively.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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