large: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of large
adj
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Example: Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
- especially
That is large (the manufactured size).
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- obsolete
Abundant; ample.
Listed forms: larger, largest.
Source: Wiktionary — large.
noun
- countable, plural, slang, uncountable
A thousand dollars/pounds.
Example: Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
- especially, uncountable
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- countable, especially
An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
Example: One small coffee and two larges, please.
- countable, especially
One who fits an item of that size.
Listed forms: larges.
Source: Wiktionary — large.
adv
Before the wind.
Source: Wiktionary — large.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for large.
adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
adjective
ostentatiously lofty in style
adjective
generous and understanding and tolerant
adjective
conspicuous in position or importance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is large in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of large
L(1) + A(1) + R(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of large
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from large
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in large. Showing up to 24, longest first.