/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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