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MASSIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
Example:
Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets
Classified under:
Similar:
heavy (of comparatively great physical weight or density)
Derivation:
massiveness (the property of being large in mass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Example:
a monumental scale
Synonyms:
massive; monolithic; monumental
Classified under:
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Derivation:
massiveness (the property of being large in mass)
massiveness (an unwieldy largeness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
Example:
massive changes
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Being the same substance throughout
Example:
massive silver
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
solid (entirely of one substance with no holes inside)
Context examples:
The Newfoundland is a strong, massive dog with a broad heavy head and webbed feet.
(Newfoundland, NCI Thesaurus)
Holmes had lit his lantern and flashed it upon the massive door.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The initial chronic phase of CML (CML-CP) is characterized by a massive expansion of the granulocytic-cell series.
(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
The Neapolitan Mastiff is a muscular dog with a rather rectangular body, massive head, and wrinkled face.
(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)
The square flat head is not as massive as the English Bulldog's.
(French Bulldog, NCI Thesaurus)
His muzzle was the long wolf muzzle, save that it was larger than the muzzle of any wolf; and his head, somewhat broader, was the wolf head on a massive scale.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women's Rights and making tatting.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
We thought that very massive stars with the chemical composition typical of our galaxy must shed most of their gas in powerful stellar winds, as they approach the end of their life.
(Unpredicted stellar black hole discovered by astronomers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
There was no sympathetic relation between his tail and his massive jaws.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
This massive man compelled one's attention and respect.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
