# massive

Pronunciation: say "MAS-iv" /ˈmæs.ɪv/

## Adjective

1. Very large in size, scale, or extent, describing how big something is rather than how intense or complete it is.
   - Simple: Extremely large in size or scale.
   - _The company announced a massive expansion into overseas markets._
   - _Engineers were stunned by the massive scale of the new bridge._
2. Total or utter; to a very great degree. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very great or total, used to make a word stronger.
   - _The announcement came as a massive relief to everyone waiting._
   - _His sudden resignation was a massive blow to the campaign._
3. Large, bulky, heavy, and solid in build.
   - Simple: Very big, heavy, and solid.
   - _The vault was protected by a massive steel door._
   - _Workers struggled to set the massive granite blocks into place._
4. Having a large mass.
   - Simple: Having a large amount of mass.
   - _Astronomers detected a massive object at the galaxy's center._
   - _A massive star ends its life in a spectacular explosion._
5. Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe in its effect.
   - Simple: Affecting a large part of the body, or very serious.
   - _He suffered a massive stroke and was rushed into surgery._
   - _The surgeon warned the family that massive blood loss could follow._
6. Used as praise for something excellent or hugely impressive, such as a great song, match, or night out, rather than to say how big or how complete it is. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very good, exciting, or impressive.
   - _Landing that trick on the very first try was massive, and the whole crowd went wild._
   - _Have you heard the band's new single? It's massive, easily the best thing they've ever done._

## Noun

7. A group of people from one locality or sharing a common aim or interest. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: A group of people from the same place or with a shared interest.
   - _The DJ greeted the massive packed into the warehouse._
   - _She grew up running with the estate massive._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Possessing a nonzero mass; not massless.
- (adjective) Uniform throughout; lacking internal layering or structure.
- (adjective) Lacking an obvious crystalline structure.
- (noun) A homogeneous body of rock, neither layered nor showing an obvious crystal structure.

## Origin

Middle French massif came into Middle English as massif; the word amounts to mass plus the suffix -ive.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/massive (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).