huge
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
huge
- /hjuːd͡ʒ/ UK
- [ç(j)u̟ːd͡ʒ] UK
- /hjʉwd͡ʒ/ British, Southern, Standard
- [ç(j)ʉwd͡ʒ] British, Southern, Standard
- /hjud͡ʒ/ US
- [ç(j)u̟d͡ʒ] US
- /juːdʒ/
- /hjʉdʒ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- [ç(j)ʉd͡ʒ] Northern Ireland, Scotland
- [hʊu̯dʒ] Norfolk
Rhymes with -uːdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), of unknown origin.
One theory derives it from an underlying Old French a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), the latter from Frankish *haug or cognate Old Norse haugr (“hill”); both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kowkós (“hill, mound”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, whence also English high.
adjective huger · more huge · hugest · most huge · yuge · yooge
- Very large. “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts,[…]the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is
- Very strong, powerful, or dedicated. Both of my parents are huge supporters of animal rights.
- Very interesting, significant, or popular. The band's next album is going to be huge.
