Talk:great

greater good

Does greater mean greatest in greater good? Is this a general characteristic of -er ? --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:33, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

the great and the good The important people in a society.

the great and the good The important people in a society. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:49, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

great persons, collectively

England's literary great. --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:09, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

@Backinstadiums: As noted before, we do not usually include adjectives ("I hate the wealthy", etc.) in our Noun entries, even if some other sources do. Anyway "the literary greats" is much more common. Equinox ◑ 16:10, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Hard to recognize a meaning

Oxford Languages' meaning "of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average" is kind of lost among other meanings. After some reading and thinking, now I can see this is "(of an abstract noun) Much, more than usual", but it's really hard to identify. Besides, I don't think that the meaning of great in "great number" should be under the top-level meaning "Taking much space". Numbers don't take space. JWBTH (talk) 19:58, 5 May 2024 (UTC)