size

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   (used in combination) sized

   the economy-size package

2. 2
   noun

   the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements, as of clothing

   I wear a size 13 shoe.

3. 3
   noun

   the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

   a wolf is about the size of a large dog

4. 4
   noun

   a large magnitude

   We blanched when we saw the size of the bill after only one hour of drinking.

5. 5
   noun

   the actual state of affairs

   that's the size of the situation

6. 6
   noun

   any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

   size gives body to a fabric

7. 7
   verb

   make to a size

   bring to a suitable size

8. 8
   noun

   The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

   The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced native Old English miċelnes (literally “bigness”).