more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry" relatively large in size or 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" of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome
Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great- grandson, etc
relatively large in size or 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"
Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc
The greats in a particular subject or field of activity are the people who have been most successful or famous in it. all the greats of Hollywood. cycling's all-time greats