| a. | 1. | Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; - opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length. |
| 2. | Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc. |
| 3. | Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval. |
| 4. | Superior; admirable; commanding; - applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings. |
| 5. | Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc. |
| 6. | Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc. |
| 7. | Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle. |
| 8. | Pregnant; big (with young). |
| 9. | More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain. |
| 10. | (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; - often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc. |
| n. | 1. | The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great. |
| Adj. | 1. | great - relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| 2. | great - more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry" |
| 3. | great - (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman" |
| 4. | great - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" |
| 5. | great - remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome" |
| 6. | great - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, neat |
| 7. | great - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" |
| 8. | great - marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" |
| 9. | great - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |