Overview of noun great

The noun great has 1 sense

• great -- (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music")

Overview of adj great

The adj great has 6 senses

• 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")


• great, outstanding -- (of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey")


• great -- (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome")


• bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- (very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")


• capital, great, majuscule -- (uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script")


• big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child")