great
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
- he is one of the greats of American music
• Hypernyms:
achiever, winner, success, succeeder
1. relatively large in size or number or extent;
larger than others of its kind (Freq. 114)
- a great juicy steak
- a great multitude
- the great auk
- a great old oak
- a great ocean liner
- a great delay
• Similar to:
large, big
• Derivationally related forms:
greatness
2. of major significance or importance (Freq. 38)
- a great work of art
- Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey
• Syn:
outstanding
• Similar to:
important, of import
• Derivationally related forms:
greatness
3. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect (Freq. 18)
- a great crisis
- had a great stake in the outcome
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
greatness
4. very good (Freq. 7)
- he did a bully job
- a neat sports car
- had a great time at the party
- you look simply smashing
• Syn:
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy,
groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy,
slap-up, swell, smashing
• Similar to:
good
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
5. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- was big with child
- was great with child
• Syn:
big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, large,
heavy, with child
• Similar to:
pregnant
• Derivationally related forms:
largeness (for: large), gravidness (for: gravid), gravidity (for: gravid), expect (for: expectant)
6. uppercase
- capital A
- great A
- many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
• Syn:
capital, majuscule
• Similar to:
uppercase
• Derivationally related forms:
capital (for: capital)
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