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bigness

bigness

6 2.8
The size or importance of something
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪɡnəs/
translation icon : grandeza
  • In the art world, the bigness of a sculpture can greatly affect its impact on viewers.

But if you're constantly challenged by their bigness and your own, that's a relationship you want to stay in.

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Examples

  • Growth and bigness become part of a company's DNA to keep the growing infrastructure sustainable.

    Blog text (29)
  • There seems to be only one cause behind all forms of social misery: bigness.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The real question is why does there come a point at which this bigness is fatal?

  • And again we find that bigness has all the advantage in smaller settlements.

    Blog text (21)
  • I think when we have these ideas, we have these big visions for what we want to do, and it's easy to get lost in the bigness of an idea.

  • Throughout the day, cells of my body that began as flat balloons inflated, creating a lightness and sense of "bigness" within me.

    Academic text (2001)
  • There was an oily gleam on its skin; there was a silent, amazing bigness.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • He hinted at that sense of love, that sense of bigness, that sense of being of service to other people as an act of meditative love.

  • Still, for all his worry about "the curse of bigness," Brandeis never denied the federal government's responsibility to promote conditions favoring a free and egalitarian culture.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The bigness of the mountains took my breath away during the hike.

Synonyms

size
vsbigness
1.0

How big something is, for example clothes or shoes

is the broader quality of being large in many senses beyond measure
scale
vsbigness
661 2.6

The size or level of something compared with others

is the basic notion of overall extent rather than a comparison
magnitude
vsbigness
137 4.7

The size or importance of something compared to others

is the plain, unmarked term for overall extent or importance
vastness
vsbigness
15 3.8

Great size or amount that feels almost endless

is the general quality of being large without stressing immensity
enormity
vsbigness
  • US
13 8.1

A very large size or amount

is the straightforward notion of being large without that usage issue
immensity
vsbigness
7 6.8

A very large size or amount

means general largeness rather than extreme vastness
hugeness
vsbigness
2 1.9

A very large size that is much bigger than normal

describes the same idea but in a more neutral register
greatness
vsbigness
1 3.7

A very large size or amount, like a mountain

is the neutral word for being large without unusual connotation
largeness
vsbigness
1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

is the general, everyday word for that same quality
muchness
vsbigness
1 8.2

A large amount of something that is hard to deal with

is the standard, neutral description of overall extent or measure
massiveness
vsbigness
1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

focuses on overall extent rather than specifically on weight or mass
expansiveness
vsbigness
1 7.0

A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive

is the general state of being large, not the expanding tendency
monumentality
vsbigness
1 7.7

A quality that makes something seem large and important for a long time

is the simple attribute of being large without monument-like weight
sizeableness
vsbigness
7.5

A great physical size or a large amount

is the common, simpler label for that same condition
immenseness
vsbigness
5.1

A very large size or amount that feels endless

captures plain largeness without the sense of overwhelming vastness
enormousness
vsbigness
4.7

Very large size or amount

is the neutral term for being large without the strong emphasis
tremendousness
vsbigness
6.9

Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed

is the ordinary word for size without the added awe or power
prodigiousness
vsbigness
7.9

A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder

names general largeness without the sense of causing amazement
voluminosity
vsbigness
9.3

A large amount of space that something takes

is broader, not limited to physical bulk or volume
monstrousness
vsbigness
7.8

The quality of being very large or powerful in a way that shocks people

is the ordinary description of size without the shocking implication

Antonyms

A state of not being important or having little effect

1 4.2

The state of having little power or influence

A state of being small in size

How Big

immensity
7 6.8
bigness
6 2.8
largeness
1 3.2
size
1.0
smallness
1 1.6

Surface Forms

bigness singular
bignesses plural

Morphology

bigness = big (transparent) = big + ness

A direct nominalization of 'big' with the productive suffix '-ness', so learners can infer the meaning from 'big'.

Etymology

Bigness comes from the simple word big, meaning 'large', plus the ending -ness, which turns an adjective into a noun to show the 'state' or 'quality' of something. So, bigness means the 'size' or 'importance' of something, or simply how large it is.