of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
(of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown.
famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.
Obsolete.
unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
Nautical. free (def. 33).
noun
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
Obsolete. generosity; bounty.
adverb
Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
Idioms for large
at large,
free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large.
to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
as a whole; in general: the country at large.
Also at-large .representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
Also at-large .having a general, as opposed to a specific, role in an organization or project: She’s the magazine’s editor-at-large.
in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large.Also in the large .
Origin of large
1125–75; Middle English from Old French from Latin larga, feminine of largus “ample, generous”