huge
- 1Extremely large in size, amount, degree or extent.
The storm pushed huge waves onto the coastal road.
A huge crowd gathered outside the stadium before the match.
UsageHuge already means very big: it usually stands alone, or takes really or absolutely (absolutely huge) rather than very.
- 2Very significant, interesting, or widely popular.
The band became huge after their first album went viral.
Health care turned into a huge issue during the campaign.
UsageOften huge with a group or huge in a place: huge with teenagers, huge in Japan.
Similargreat
Oppositeminor, insignificant, obscure
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Origin
Middle English 'huge' came from Old French 'ahuge' (high, lofty, great, large), a word of uncertain origin. It may come from 'a hoge', 'at height', made of 'a' (at, to) and 'hoge' (a hill or height); if so, it goes back through Frankish or Old Norse words for 'hill' to Proto-Germanic *haugaz (hill, mound), and it is related to 'high'.