Largeness

  • 91grandiose — adjective Etymology: French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great, from Latin grandis Date: 1838 1. characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration 2. impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or …

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  • 92plentiful — adjective Date: 15th century 1. containing or yielding plenty < a plentiful land > 2. characterized by, constituting, or existing in plenty • plentifully adverb • plentifulness noun Synonyms: plentiful, ample, abundant …

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  • 93width — noun Etymology: 1wide Date: 1627 1. the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length ; breadth 2. largeness of extent or scope 3. a measured and cut piece of material < a width of calico > …

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  • 94grand — I. adjective Etymology: Anglo French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis Date: 1548 1. a. having more importance than others ; foremost b. having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation < the grand champion&#8230; …

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  • 95great — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz large Date: before 12th century 1. a. notably large in size ; huge b. of a kind characterized by relative largeness used in plant and animal names&#8230; …

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  • 96large — I. adjective (larger; largest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, broad, wide, generous, from Latin largus generous, plentiful Date: 12th century 1. obsolete lavish 2. obsolete a. ample, abundant …

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  • 97liberal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English lēodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or&#8230; …

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  • 98Punctuated equilibrium — is a theory of evolutionary biology which states that most sexually reproducing populations experience little change for most of their geological history, and that when phenotypic evolution does occur, it is localized in rare, rapid events of&#8230; …

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  • 99Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes&#8230; …

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  • 100Samuel Prout — (September 17, 1783 February 10, 1852) was an English water colour painter.He was born at Plymouth, and spent whole summer days, in company with Benjamin Haydon, drawing the quiet cottages, rustic bridges and romantic watermills of the beautiful&#8230; …

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