huge S1 W2 /hjuːdʒ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ahuge ]
1 . extremely large in size, amount, or degree SYN enormous :
a huge dog
huge crowds
Your room’s huge compared to mine.
These shoes make my feet look huge.
a huge amount/sum/quantity etc
huge sums of money
the huge scale of the problem
a huge loss/profit/increase etc
a huge increase in cost
a huge range/variety/selection etc
a huge range of issues
a huge success/disappointment etc
The play was a huge success.
a huge difference/gap etc
The new system has made a huge difference.
2 . informal very popular or famous:
David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany.
—hugely adverb :
hugely successful
—hugeness noun [uncountable]