largest

Meanings

• adjective

  The object or number that is greater than all other objects or numbers in a given group.

  - "The largest elephant in the herd."
  - "The largest city in the country."

• adjective

  Having the greatest extent, size, quantity, or capacity.

  - "The largest company in the industry."
  - "The largest library in the world."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒɪst/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

minuscule , small , tiny

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Synonyms

big , enormous , giant , gigantic , great , huge , largeish , mickle , stour

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with largest
greatest , feastest , beastly , leastest

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Variants

List of all variants of largest that leads to same result
large , largeness , largenesses , larger , largest , largish

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Forms

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larger, largest, largestly

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Etymology

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Old English lægeost, from læg 'large' + -est 'greatest'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest living organism is a fungus named Armillaria ostoyae, which covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon, USA.

2. The largest waterfall in the world by volume is the Angel Falls in Venezuela.

3. The largest animal that ever existed was the blue whale, which can reach lengths of up to 100 feet (30 meters) and weigh as much as 200 tons (181 metric tonnes).

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Related Concepts

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1. size: A measure of the extent or magnitude of something.

2. dimension: A measure of the spatial extent of an object or space.

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Culture

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In literature, 'largest' is often used to emphasize the importance or significance of something. For instance, in Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Huck describes the Widow Douglas as having the 'largest bed' he had ever seen. In art, 'largest' can refer to the scale of a painting or sculpture, such as Michelangelo's 'David'. In music, 'largest' can refer to the loudest or most powerful sound, such as a symphony orchestra playing a fortissimo passage.

How to Memorize "largest"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a giant elephant or a giant apple to remember the meaning of 'largest'. Visualize something that is significantly larger than other objects or numbers in its group.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'largest' with words like 'giant', 'huge', 'massive', and 'colossal' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Largest Lizard Loses Legs' to remember that 'largest' is an adjective that describes something greater than others in size or extent.

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