huge

Meanings

• Adjective

  Extremely large in size or quantity.

  - "The huge elephant was the largest in the jungle."
  - "The company reported huge profits for the quarter."

• Adjective

  Extremely great in size, power, or importance.

  - "The huge success of the new product took everyone by surprise."
  - "The huge responsibility of managing the team fell on John."

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Pronunciation

1. /hjuːd͡ʒ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1669317"

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Antonyms

dwarf , midget , minuscule , small , tiny

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Synonyms

colossal , elephantine , enormous , giant , gigantic , immense , prodigious , vast

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with huge
ruge , muge , guge

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Variants

List of all variants of huge that leads to same result
huge , hugely , hugeness , hugenesses , huger , hugest

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English hyg, from hēan 'high' + geweorc 'work'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest living organism in the world is a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the 'huge' mushroom.

2. In ancient Greece, the god Hephaestus was known as the 'huge' god of fire and metalworking.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gigantic: A synonym for 'huge' that emphasizes extreme size.

2. Monumental: A synonym for 'huge' that emphasizes grandiosity or importance.

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Culture

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In literature, 'huge' is often used to describe large or impressive objects, characters, or situations. For instance, in Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Center of the Earth', the explorers encounter 'huge' creatures deep beneath the Earth's surface. In music, the term 'huge' is sometimes used to describe a powerful or grandiose sound, as in the title of the 1980s hit song 'Hungry Like the Wolf' by Duran Duran.

How to Memorize "huge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a giant elephant or a massive building to remember the meaning of 'huge'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'huge' with the feeling of awe or wonder when encountering something large or impressive.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym HUGE to remember the definition: Highly Unusual, Gigantic, Extensive.

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