mass

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈmas

capitalized : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1)

often capitalized : a celebration of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1)

Sunday masses held at three different hours

: a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass

Bach's Mass in B Minor

mass

2 of 5

noun (2)

: a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size

b(1)

: expanse, bulk

(2)

: massive quality or effect

(3)

: the main part or body

the great mass of the continent is buried under an ice cap

Walter Sullivan

(4)

: aggregate, whole

men in the mass

: the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

: a large quantity, amount, or number

a mass of material

: a large body of persons in a group

a mass of spectators

: the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite

—often used in plural

the underprivileged and disadvantaged masses

C. A. Buss

mass

3 of 5

verb

massed; massing; masses

transitive verb

: to form or collect into a mass

intransitive verb

: to assemble in a mass

three thousand students had massed in the plaza

A. E. Neville

mass

4 of 5

adjective

: of or relating to the mass of the people

mass market

also : being one of or at one with the mass : average

mass man

: participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals

mass destruction

: having a large-scale character

mass plantings of tulips

: viewed as a whole : total

the mass effect of a design

Mass

5 of 5

abbreviation

Massachusetts

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send

Noun (2)

Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

mass 1 of 4

noun

ˈmas

: a large quantity or number

A great mass of people pushed through the gate.

: an amount of something that holds or clings together

a mass of clouds

: large size : bulk

an elephant's huge mass

: the principal part : main body

The great mass of voters supported change.

masses plural : the body of ordinary or common people

She was a hero to the masses.

mass

2 of 4

verb

massed; massing

: to collect into a large body

… the population massed itself and moved toward the river …

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

mass

3 of 4

noun

often capitalized

: a religious service in which communion is celebrated

Mass.

4 of 4

abbreviation

Massachusetts

Medical Definition

mass

noun

ˈmas

: the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia, that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains, that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field, and that along with length and time constitutes one of the fundamental quantities on which all physical measurements are based

: a homogeneous pasty mixture compounded for making pills, lozenges, and plasters

blue mass

mass 1 of 3

noun

as in populace

masses plural the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

populace
public
crowd
mob
people
millions
commons
multitude
commoners
herd
cattle
plebeians
hoi polloi
plebs
proletariat
unwashed
rabble
rabblement
rank and file
trash
scum
bourgeoisie
rout
middle class
tagrag and bobtail
tag, rag, and bobtail
ragtag and bobtail
riffraff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

elite
fat
flower
cream
choice
aristocracy
upper crust
pink
pride
elect
society
pick
quality
best
corps d'elite
nobility
royalty
gentry
A-list
gentility
patriciate
peerage
gentlefolk
haute monde
gentlefolks

as in loads

a considerable amount I have a mass of work to do tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

loads
ton
quantity
pile
chunk
plenty
wealth
bunch
abundance
slew
hundred
dozen
deal
volume
raft
lot
bundle
stack
multiplicity
much
heap
truckload
profusion
mountain
gobs
myriad
fistful
sheaf
plenitude
shipload
carload
bucket
pack
boatload
basketful
reams
spate
good deal
scads
peck
store
yard
oodles
mess
barrel
pot
plentitude
excess
plateful
sight
wad
thousands
flood
lashings
surplus
bushel
lashins
potful
all kinds (of)
quite a bit
passel
overabundance
epidemic
plague
sea
multitude
crowd
rash
swarm
superabundance
throng
score
army
surfeit
overflow
deluge
crush
flock
horde
bonanza
plethora
superfluity
press
overkill
mob
host
legion
embarrassment
overage
redundancy
million
overmuch
herd
oversupply
bevy
cram
drove
trillion
zillion
gazillion
jillion
kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

particle
grain
fragment
atom
touch
suspicion
strain
molecule
spot
handful
taste
ray
shadow
sprinkling
bit
ounce
speck
scrap
trace
pinch
granule
pittance
mite
hint
streak
shade
smattering
mote
crumb
dot
whit
peanuts
drop
portion
mouthful
scruple
modicum
shred
dram
nip
ace
sprinkle
glimmer
piece
dab
driblet
iota
shot
little
lick
absence
dash
tad
smidgen
lack
smidgeon
fleck
section
scintilla
smidgin
shortage
scarcity
jot
smidge
poverty
tittle
morsel
smatter
paucity
famine
flyspeck
nubbin
deficiency
deficit
insufficiency
inadequacy
dearth
want
scantiness
meagerness
skimpiness
undersupply
scantness
scarceness

as in body

a distinct and separate portion of matter a mass of leaves in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

body
amount
quantity
volume
object
bulk
aggregate
material
item
substance
whole
quantum
thing
stuff
totality
entirety

as in bulk

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

bulk
weight
body
core
majority
staple
main
chief
whole
essence
burden
amount
nature
substance
center
total
middle
bottom
entirety
root
heft
heart
aggregate
brunt
meat
generality
focus
sum
subject
marrow
nucleus
matter
quantum
kernel
soul
stuff
hub
text
totality
topic
pitch
theme
seat
argument
sum total
affair
quintessence
nut
pith
point
motif
essentiality
crux
gist
nub
purport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extension
component
element
accessory
constituent
part
adjunct
appendage
ingredient
segment
piece
division
offshoot
quality
angle
accessary
section
aspect
side
facet
feature

as in majority

the largest part or quantity of something believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal

Synonyms & Similar Words

bulk
majority
preponderance
plurality
generality
maximum
lion's share
most
abundance
loads
heap
profusion
much
wealth
reams
lot
plenty
scads
oodles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

minority
minimum
few
handful
least
smattering
couple
sprinkling

as in throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

throng
swarm
flock
horde
masses
crowd
multitude
legion
crush
mob
bike
cram
army
millions
press
drove
rout
herd
host
rabble
scrum
rabblement
gaggle
heap
pile
mountain
jam
riffraff
logjam

mass

2 of 3

adjective

as in reciprocal

Synonyms & Similar Words

reciprocal
general
bilateral
popular
collective
universal
synergistic
symbiotic
communal
consensual
generic
joint
mutual
concerted
synergic
multiple
united
public
combined
two-way
cooperative
pooled
shared
collaborative
conjoint
common
conjunct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

individual
single
solitary
unilateral
personal
private
exclusive
sole
independent
separate
several
one-man
particular
one-way
special
specialized
one-sided
esoteric

mass

3 of 3

verb

as in to accumulate

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

Synonyms & Similar Words

accumulate
gather
conglomerate
amass
clump
concentrate
collect
lump
accrete
drift
build up
agglutinate
pile (up)
ridge
stack (up)
bank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disperse
scatter
dissipate

Synonym Chooser

The words bulk and volume are common synonyms of mass. While all three words mean "the aggregate that forms a body or unit," mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

While the synonyms bulk and mass are close in meaning, bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

The words volume and mass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

单词	mass
释义	mass 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈmas 1 capitalized : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1) 2 often capitalized : a celebration of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) Sunday masses held at three different hours 3 : a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass Bach's Mass in B Minor mass 2 of 5 noun (2) 1 a : a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size b(1) : expanse, bulk (2) : massive quality or effect (3) : the main part or body the great mass of the continent is buried under an ice cap Walter Sullivan (4) : aggregate, whole men in the mass c : the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field 2 : a large quantity, amount, or number a mass of material 3 a : a large body of persons in a group a mass of spectators b : the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite —often used in plural the underprivileged and disadvantaged masses C. A. Buss mass 3 of 5 verb massed; massing; masses transitive verb : to form or collect into a mass intransitive verb : to assemble in a mass three thousand students had massed in the plaza A. E. Neville mass 4 of 5 adjective 1 a : of or relating to the mass of the people mass market also : being one of or at one with the mass : average mass man b : participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals mass destruction c : having a large-scale character mass plantings of tulips 2 : viewed as a whole : total the mass effect of a design Mass 5 of 5 abbreviation Massachusetts Synonyms Noun (2) commoners commons crowd herd hoi polloi millions mob multitude people plebeians plebs populace public rank and file Verb accrete accumulate amass build up collect concentrate conglomerate gather pile (up) stack (up) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb A large crowd of demonstrators massed outside the courthouse. Clouds were massing on the horizon. The generals massed their troops. Adjective Television is a mass medium. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere* to send Noun (2) Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Adjective 1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing mass accelerator mass spectrometry air mass atomic mass body mass index center of mass conservation of mass folk mass critical mass mass medium low mass high mass mass murderer mass number mass-produce mass production mass spectrum mass spectrometry red mass rest mass solar mass solemn mass sung mass coronal mass ejection mass driver molecular mass weapon of mass destruction weapons of mass destruction mass noun votive mass mass card the mass of mass-market mass transit atomic mass unit mass spectrograph See More accelerator mass spectrometry air mass atomic mass body mass index center of mass conservation of mass folk mass critical mass mass medium low mass high mass mass murderer mass number mass-produce mass production mass spectrum mass spectrometry red mass rest mass solar mass solemn mass sung mass coronal mass ejection mass driver molecular mass weapon of mass destruction weapons of mass destruction mass noun votive mass mass card the mass of mass-market mass transit atomic mass unit mass spectrograph See More Kids Definition mass 1 of 4 noun ˈmas 1 : a large quantity or number A great mass of people pushed through the gate. 2 : an amount of something that holds or clings together a mass of clouds 3 : large size : bulk an elephant's huge mass 4 : the principal part : main body The great mass of voters supported change. 5 masses plural : the body of ordinary or common people She was a hero to the masses. mass 2 of 4 verb massed; massing : to collect into a large body … the population massed itself and moved toward the river … Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer mass 3 of 4 noun often capitalized : a religious service in which communion is celebrated Mass. 4 of 4 abbreviation Massachusetts Medical Definition mass noun ˈmas 1 : the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia, that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains, that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field, and that along with length and time constitutes one of the fundamental quantities on which all physical measurements are based 2 : a homogeneous pasty mixture compounded for making pills, lozenges, and plasters blue mass Legal Definition mass 1 of 2 noun : an aggregation of usually similar things (as assets in a succession) considered as a whole mass 2 of 2 adjective : participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals mass insurance underwriting mass tort litigation mass 1 of 3 noun 1 as in populace masses plural the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance populace public crowd mob people millions commons multitude commoners herd cattle plebeians hoi polloi plebs proletariat unwashed rabble rabblement rank and file trash scum bourgeoisie rout middle class tagrag and bobtail tag, rag, and bobtail ragtag and bobtail riffraff Antonyms & Near Antonyms elite fat flower cream choice aristocracy upper crust pink pride elect society pick quality best corps d'elite nobility royalty gentry A-list gentility patriciate peerage gentlefolk haute monde gentlefolks See More 2 as in loads a considerable amount I have a mass of work to do tonight Synonyms & Similar Words loads ton quantity pile chunk plenty wealth bunch abundance slew hundred dozen deal volume raft lot bundle stack multiplicity much heap truckload profusion mountain gobs myriad fistful sheaf plenitude shipload carload bucket pack boatload basketful reams spate good deal scads peck store yard oodles mess barrel pot plentitude excess plateful sight wad thousands flood lashings surplus bushel lashins potful all kinds (of) quite a bit passel overabundance epidemic plague sea multitude crowd rash swarm superabundance throng score army surfeit overflow deluge crush flock horde bonanza plethora superfluity press overkill mob host legion embarrassment overage redundancy million overmuch herd oversupply bevy cram drove trillion zillion gazillion jillion kazillion Antonyms & Near Antonyms particle grain fragment atom touch suspicion strain molecule spot handful taste ray shadow sprinkling bit ounce speck scrap trace pinch granule pittance mite hint streak shade smattering mote crumb dot whit peanuts drop portion mouthful scruple modicum shred dram nip ace sprinkle glimmer piece dab driblet iota shot little lick absence dash tad smidgen lack smidgeon fleck section scintilla smidgin shortage scarcity jot smidge poverty tittle morsel smatter paucity famine flyspeck nubbin deficiency deficit insufficiency inadequacy dearth want scantiness meagerness skimpiness undersupply scantness scarceness See More 3 as in body a distinct and separate portion of matter a mass of leaves in a corner of the yard Synonyms & Similar Words body amount quantity volume object bulk aggregate material item substance whole quantum thing stuff totality entirety 4 as in bulk the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject Synonyms & Similar Words bulk weight body core majority staple main chief whole essence burden amount nature substance center total middle bottom entirety root heft heart aggregate brunt meat generality focus sum subject marrow nucleus matter quantum kernel soul stuff hub text totality topic pitch theme seat argument sum total affair quintessence nut pith point motif essentiality crux gist nub purport Antonyms & Near Antonyms extension component element accessory constituent part adjunct appendage ingredient segment piece division offshoot quality angle accessary section aspect side facet feature See More 5 as in majority the largest part or quantity of something believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal Synonyms & Similar Words bulk majority preponderance plurality generality maximum lion's share most abundance loads heap profusion much wealth reams lot plenty scads oodles Antonyms & Near Antonyms minority minimum few handful least smattering couple sprinkling See More 6 as in throng a great number of persons or creatures massed together a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy Synonyms & Similar Words throng swarm flock horde masses crowd multitude legion crush mob bike cram army millions press drove rout herd host rabble scrum rabblement gaggle heap pile mountain jam riffraff logjam mass 2 of 3 adjective as in reciprocal Synonyms & Similar Words reciprocal general bilateral popular collective universal synergistic symbiotic communal consensual generic joint mutual concerted synergic multiple united public combined two-way cooperative pooled shared collaborative conjoint common conjunct Antonyms & Near Antonyms individual single solitary unilateral personal private exclusive sole independent separate several one-man particular one-way special specialized one-sided esoteric See More mass 3 of 3 verb as in to accumulate to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range Synonyms & Similar Words accumulate gather conglomerate amass clump concentrate collect lump accrete drift build up agglutinate pile (up) ridge stack (up) bank Antonyms & Near Antonyms disperse scatter dissipate Synonym Chooser The words bulk and volume are common synonyms of mass. While all three words mean "the aggregate that forms a body or unit," mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind. a mass of boulders While the synonyms bulk and mass are close in meaning, bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous. the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers The words volume and mass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating. a tremendous volume of water
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