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Adjective: great (greater,greatest)  greyt
  1. Relatively large in size, number or extent; larger than others of its kind
    "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
     
  2. Of major significance or importance
    "a great work of art";
    - outstanding
     
  3. Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
    "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
     
  4. Excellent
    "had a great time at the party";
    - bang-up [N. Amer, informal], bully [informal], corking [Brit, informal], cracking [Brit, informal], dandy, groovy [informal], keen, neat, nifty [informal], not bad [informal], peachy, slap-up [informal], swell [informal], smashing [Brit, informal], old, not half bad [informal], grouse [Austral, NZ, informal], ripper [Austral, informal], lovely
     
  5. Uppercase
    "great A";
    - capital, majuscule
     
  6. In an advanced stage of pregnancy
    "was great with child";
    - big, enceinte [archaic], expectant, gravid [technical], large, heavy, with child
Noun: great  greyt
  1. A person who has achieved distinction and honour in some field
    "he is one of the greats of American music"

Sounds like: g

Derived forms: greater, greatest, greats

See also: big, extraordinary, good, important, large, of import, preggers [informal], preggo [Austral, NZ, informal], pregnant, up the duff [Brit, informal], up the spout [informal], up the stick [Brit, informal], uppercase

Type of: achiever, succeeder, success, winner

Encyclopedia: Great