bigness

bigness: big ► ADJECTIVE (bigger, biggest) 1) of considerable size, physical power, or extent. 2) of considerable importance or seriousness. 3) informal exciting great interest or popularity. 4) informal, often ironic generous: ‘That's big of you!’

● the big screen — Cf. ↑the big screen

● big with child — Cf. ↑big with child

● in a big way — Cf. ↑in a big way

● talk big — Cf. ↑talk big

● think big — Cf. ↑think big

● too big for one's boots — Cf. ↑too big for one's boots

DERIVATIVES biggish adjective bigness noun.

ORIGIN of unknown origin.

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Bigness — Big ness, n. The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bigness — index mass (weight) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bigness — late 15c., from BIG (Cf. big) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
bigness — noun see big I … New Collegiate Dictionary
bigness — /big nis/, n. 1. the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc. 2. Chiefly New Eng. size. [1485 95; BIG1 + NESS] * * * … Universalium
bigness — noun The characteristic of being big … Wiktionary
bigness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being large in amount, extent, or importance: amplitude, greatness, largeness, magnitude, sizableness, size. See BIG … English dictionary for students
bigness — bigÂ·ness || bÉªgnÉªs n. largeness … English contemporary dictionary
bigness — big·ness … English syllables
bigness — noun the property of having a relatively great size • Syn: ↑largeness • Ant: ↑littleness, ↑smallness (for: ↑largeness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑big, ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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