Great
/ɡɹeɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Great
noun
- A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
"Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science."
- The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
- (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
"My three-greats grandmother."
adjective
- Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
"A great storm is approaching our shores."
- Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
"the great auk"
- (qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
"great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather"
- (followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of.
"great with child"
- (except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.
adverb
- Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).
"Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened."
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SYNONYMS
gr8grt
ANTONYMS
mediocreordinarytiny