Kilo Lingo

/ˈmæsɪv/

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Translation

Very big, heavy, and solid.

Word origin

From French massif, from masse, a lump, from Latin massa.

Origin
Latin
Root
massa
English cognates
mass

Examples

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Massive is stronger than big or large.

stadium .

In everyday speech it simply means extremely big.

disappointment.

It can describe feelings and events too, meaning very great.

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This word is part of lesson 44.