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单词 massiveness
释义

massive

adjective

mas·​sive ˈma-siv How to pronounce massive (audio)
1
: forming or consisting of a large mass:
a
: bulky
massive furniture
b
: weighty, heavy
massive walls
a massive volume
c
: impressively large or ponderous
stars more massive than the sun
d
: having no regular form but not necessarily lacking crystalline structure
massive sandstone
2
a
: large, solid, or heavy in structure
massive jaw
b
: large in scope or degree
the feeling of frustration, of being ineffectual, is massive David Halberstam
c(1)
: large in comparison to what is typical
a massive dose of penicillin
(2)
: being extensive and severe
massive hemorrhage
(3)
: imposing in excellence or grandeur
massive simplicity
the most massive American dramatist of his time Newsweek
3
: having mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c)
a massive boson
massively adverb
massiveness noun

Synonyms

  • heavy
  • hefty
  • ponderous
  • weighty
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Example Sentences

The fort had massive walls. stars more massive than the sun A massive effort will be required to clean up the debris. You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet. The stunt received massive publicity. a massive collection of baseball cards See More
Recent Examples on the Web The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station on Kharkiv’s western outskirts and killed at least one person. Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 In Southern California, cooler temperatures and rain brought respite to firefighters battling the massive Fairview Fire about 75 miles southeast of Los Angeles after sweltering heat last week. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 In a mix of bad and good, firefighters feared powerful winds could expand the massive Fairview Fire 70 miles north of San Diego, while forecasters said the change in weather would finally end the state’s heat wave. Julie Watson And John Antczak, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 The massive rocket would blast Orion toward a lunar orbit, and then the ship would travel back to Earth, testing the heat shield on its crew capsule during re-entry. Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 There is another launch period later in September if engineers are able to fix the leak without moving the massive rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building for additional work. Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2022 The next window to launch the massive rocket — the largest the U.S. space agency has ever built — and an unmanned Orion capsule will be on Friday. Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2022 Attackers compromised Twilio as part of a massive, yet tailored phishing campaign against more than 130 organizations in which attackers sent phishing SMS text messages to employees at the target companies. WIRED, 28 Aug. 2022 Three police officers were injured after a roof collapsed during a massive fire at a Walmart in Peachtree City, Georgia, on Wednesday, authorities said. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English massiffe, from Anglo-French mascif, alteration of massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massicius, from Latin massa mass

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

massive

adjective

mas·​sive ˈma-siv How to pronounce massive (audio)
: very large, heavy, and solid
a massive ship

Medical Definition

massive

adjective

mas·​sive ˈmas-iv How to pronounce massive (audio)
1
: large in comparison to what is typical
used especially of medical dosage or of an infectious agent
a massive dose of penicillin
2
: being extensive and severe
used of a pathologic condition
a massive hemorrhage
a massive collapse of a lung

massiveness

noun

1
as in hugeness
the quality or state of being very large the massiveness of the puppy's paws suggested that this would be a very large dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hugeness
  • vastness
  • magnitude
  • immensity
  • enormousness
  • immenseness
  • extensiveness
  • prodigiousness
  • bigness
  • enormity
  • largeness
  • gigantism
  • giantism
  • awesomeness
  • grandness
  • greatness
  • vastitude
  • excessiveness
  • boundlessness
  • weightiness
  • limitlessness
  • voluminousness
  • spaciousness
  • capaciousness
  • extremeness
  • grandiosity
  • stupendousness
  • tremendousness
  • gaudiness
  • extravagance
  • commodiousness
  • ampleness
  • sizableness
  • immoderacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minuteness
  • smallness
  • tininess
  • littleness
  • diminutiveness
  • triviality
  • puniness
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2
as in ponderousness
the state or quality of being heavy I need something with sufficient massiveness to block the wheels so this car won't roll down the ramp

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ponderousness
  • heaviness
  • weightiness
  • solidity
  • hugeness
  • avoirdupois
  • bulk
  • heftiness
  • substantiality
  • solidness
  • bulkiness
  • overweight
  • cumbersomeness
  • substantialness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lightness
  • weightlessness
  • airiness
  • delicacy
  • slightness
  • ethereality
  • insubstantiality
  • flimsiness
  • fluffiness
  • etherealness
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