Huge Definition

hyo͝oj

huger, hugest

adjective

huger, hugest

Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity.

American Heritage

Very large; gigantic; immense.

Webster's New World

Of exceedingly great scope or nature.

The huge influence of the Hellenic world.

American Heritage

Very great, important, powerful, extensive, etc.

Webster's New World

Contributing in a major way to success; very important.

The defensive line was huge in the second half.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Huge

Base Form:

huge

Comparative:

huger

Superlative:

hugest

From Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge (“high, lofty, great, large, huge”), from a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), from Frankish *haug, *houg (“height, hill”) or Old Norse haugr (“hill”), both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), from Proto-Indo-European *koukos (“hill, mound”). Akin to Old High German houg (“mound”) (whence German Hügel (“hill”)), Icelandic haugr (“mound”), Lithuanian kaukaras (“hill”), Old High German hōh (“high”) (whence German hoch), Old English hēah (“high”). More at high.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French ahuge

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition