Definition of large

• superl. - Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
• superl. - Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
• superl. - Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
• superl. - Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
• superl. - Free; unembarrassed.
• superl. - Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
• superl. - Prodigal in expending; lavish.
• superl. - Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
• adv. - Freely; licentiously.
• n. - A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.