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larger-than-life

larger-than-life is the alternative form of larger than life.

Meaning of larger than life

Adjective

larger than life (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only) Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case; of larger size than life-size.
    • Miss Snevellicci's papa looked very big indeed—several sizes larger than life.1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC
  2. (comparative-only, figuratively, usually) Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.
    • I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light / He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon / And he's gotta be larger than life1984, Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford, “Holding Out for a Hero”, performed by Bonnie Tyler

Questions about larger-than-life

What is larger-than-life the alternative form of?
Larger-than-life is the alternative form of larger than life.

Words near larger-than-life in the dictionary

  1. larger Pacific striped octopuses
  2. larger than life
  3. larger-hearted
  4. larger-scale
  5. larger-sized
  6. larger-than-life
  7. larges
  8. larges it
  9. larges it up
  10. largescale
  11. largescale archerfish

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