Large

French Meaning

grand

large

gros

vaste

nombreux

considérable

étendu

fort

libre

convenable

large d'idées

English Meaning

  1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
  2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
  3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
  4. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit.
  5. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions” ( Stephen Koch).
  6. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
  7. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.
  8. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind.
  9. at large Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large.
  10. at large As a whole; in general: the country at large.
  11. at large Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large.
  12. at large Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large.
  13. at large At length; copiously.