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,... enormoushugecolossalgiganticgreat 2 adj · heavy and solid; large and... monolithic 3 adj · extremely good or impressive. awesomeexcellentsuper More bulkyconsequentialheavyheftymeaningfuloverwhelmingsignificantsubstantialweighty ↔ Opposites crappydisappointingdwarfinconsequentialinsignificantinsubstantiallamelightlittlemasslessmicroscopicmidget Word family Forms massively Derived forms hypermassivemahoosivemassivelymassivenessmassivitynonmassiveonce-massiveovermassivesubmassivesupermassivesupramassiveultramassive Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown