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DictionarymassiveGreat size or scale
adjective

massive

MAS-iv/ˈmæsɪv/

Extremely large or great.

The massive boulder dwarfs the older hiker standing beside it.

An enormous solid boulder dwarfs an older hiker standing beside it, making its immense size and bulk immediately visible.
Etymology
massOld Frenchlump
+iveOld Frenchadjective-forming

The image is a solid lump of matter, giving massive its sense of great size and weight. Applied to immaterial things, that physical bulk becomes imposing scale or extent.

In context

Silence of the Earth58:17
Imagine a 40ton humpback or a 90 ton blue whale dying in the sunlit world miles above. Its massive body, too heavy to float,
Mariana Trench: Secrets of Earth’s Deepest Abyss | Documentary for Sleep

More examples

  • The project requires a massive investment.
  • The storm causes massive damage along the coast.
  • A massive oak shades the entire yard.

Forms

massive · more massive · most massive

massively adverb — To an extremely great degree or extent.

Similar words

enormous
Emphasizes size or amount far beyond what is ordinary.
vast
Usually describes great extent, especially in space or quantity.