Definition of "massive" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Very large in size or extent.

   • Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
   • The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.

2. Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.

   • A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

3. (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.

4. (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

   • Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!

5. (colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.

   • Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?

6. (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

   • a massive heart attack

7. (physics) Having a large mass.

8. (physics, of a particle) Having any mass.

   • Some bosons are massive while others are massless.

9. (geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.

noun

1. (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

   • karst massives in western Georgia

2. (MLE, slang) A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

   • Big up to the Croydon massive!