great

Meanings

Adjective

• Large, senior , intense, extreme, or exceptional
• Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
• Pregnant; large with young; full of.
• Intimate; familiar.
• Extreme or more than usual.
• Of significant importance or consequence; important.
• Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
• Impressive or striking.
• Much in use; favoured.
• Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
• Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
• Skilful or adroit.

Interjection

• Expression of gladness and content about something.
• sarcastic inversion thereof.

Noun

• A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
• The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
• An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.

Adverb

• Very well .

Related

Similar words

• grand, super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla
• gr8, grt

Opposite words

• tiny
• mediocre, ordinary
• mediocre

Origin

• From Middle English greet, from Old English grēat, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, *gʰer-. Cognate with Scots great, West Frisian grut, Dutch groot, German groß, Old English grēot. Related to grit.