adjective
huge
hyooj
adjective
1
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
"They live in a huge house with ten bedrooms."
"The company made a huge profit last year."
2
Extremely important, popular, or successful.
"The song became huge on streaming platforms within weeks."
"Winning that contract was huge for the small business."
How to Use Huge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishVery big, or very significant — used both for physical size and for importance.
Common pairings
a huge success
huge difference
huge amount
Word Forms
huger comparative, more huge comparative, hugest superlative, most huge superlative
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Etymology
From Old French, likely from a word meaning "height," ultimately related to the same ancient root that gave English the word "high."