— hugely , adv. — hugeness , n.
/hyoohj/ or, often, /yoohj/ , adj., huger, hugest .
1. extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
2. of unbounded extent, scope, or character; limitless: the huge genius of Mozart.
[ 1225-75; ME huge, hoge ahuge, ahoge enormous, equiv. to a- A- 5 + hoge height haugr hill (see HIGH) ]
Syn. 1. mammoth, gigantic, colossal; vast; stupendous; bulky. HUGE, ENORMOUS, IMMENSE, TREMENDOUS imply great magnitude. HUGE implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness: a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques. ENORMOUS, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard: an enormous iceberg. TREMENDOUS, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment. IMMENSE, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
Ant. 1. small, tiny, diminutive.
Pronunciation . See human .