huge

Meaning

1. Very large.
2. (informal) Very strong, powerful, or dedicated.
3. (informal) Very interesting, significant, or popular.

Synonyms

enormous

gigantic

large

immense

big

vast

tremendous

great

colossal

massive

giant

bulky

very big

gargantuan

monstrous

very large

extensive

prodigious

stupendous

broad

astronomical

wide

grand

titanic

ample

spacious

voluminous

sizable

humongous

monster

open

commodious

capacious

monumental

rich

🤑

big tree

magnificent

mammoth

🦣

fat

profuse

abundant

amazing

plentiful

elephantine

mountainous

so much

cosmic

mighty

gross

copious

Translations

énorme

riesig

enorme

enorme

gigantesco

gigantesque

immense

enorm

enorme

gigantisch

kolossaal

gigantesco

kolossal

gigantisch

ungeheuer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hjuːd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: huge

Cognate with Old High German: houg

Cognate with German: Hügel

Cognate with Old Norse: haugr

Cognate with Lithuanian: kaũkaras

Cognate with Old High German: hōh

Cognate with German: hoch

Cognate with Old English: hēah

In summary

From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), from a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), from Frankish *haug, *houg (“height, hill”) or Old Norse haugr (“hill”); both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kowkós (“hill, mound”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. Akin to Old High German houg (“mound”) (compare related German Hügel (“hill”)), Old Norse haugr (“mound”), Lithuanian kaũkaras (“hill”), Old High German hōh (“high”) (whence German hoch), Old English hēah (“high”). More at high.

Sentences

I found a little crowd of about twenty people surrounding the huge hole .