great
great [grāt] adjective
Abbr. gr., gt.
1. Very large in size.
2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.
3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See synonyms at large.
4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.
5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.
6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.
7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.
8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" [John Dryden].
9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.
10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.
11. Grand; aristocratic.
12. Informal. Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.
13. Informal. Very skillful: great at algebra.
14. Informal. Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.
15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.
16. Archaic. Pregnant.
noun
1. plural greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.
2. Music. a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes. b. A similar division of other organs.
adverb
Informal.
Very well: got along great with the teacher.
[Middle English grete, from Old English grēat, thick, coarse.]
greatʹly adverb
greatʹness noun