large-headed

Examples

• All

• Figures almost always show large-headed people with almond-shaped eyes and parted lips.

  Academic text (2011)

• She felt fortunate, therefore, to be approached one evening by a diminutive, large-headed young man with an offer of fifty easy dollars.

  Fiction book (2001)

• But in the Cretaceous, more progressive, large-headed, larger-brained dinosaurs appeared, and vegetation changed.

  Academic text (1991)

• The artist created a sculpture of a large-headed figure that captured the essence of childhood innocence.

• The large-headed baby had everyone in the family smiling with his adorable expressions.

• In the documentary, they highlighted large-headed animals that are often misunderstood in the wild.

Synonyms

M

macrocephalic

vslarge-headed

• Specialized

9.9

A person or animal with a very large head often because of a medical problem

refers to large skull size without implying a medical cause

M

macrocephalous

vslarge-headed

• Specialized

9.9

Having an unusually large head and brain

focuses on large skull size and not necessarily brain enlargement

Antonyms

S

short-headed

• Specialized

7.9

Having a short, wide head like some dogs and sheep

How Big

large-headed

5.0

short-headed

• Specialized

7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology