Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being big.

  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Size.

    the property of having a relatively great size

Origin

From Middle English bignesse (“size”), equivalent to big + -ness.

From Middle English bignesse (“size”), equivalent to big + -ness.

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Forms

plural: bignesses

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the property of having a relatively great size:largeness

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbig

See also

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