Added 9 October 2026
gross
/ɡɹəʊs/ noun
Latin root: grossus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gross at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
adjective
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Before any deductions.
gross income
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Lacking fine distinctions or detail.
the gross details of the structure appear reasonable
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Repellently fat.
a bald porcine old man
Origin
From Middle English gros (“large, thick, full-bodied; coarse, unrefined, simple”), from Old French gros, from Latin grossus (“big, fat, thick”, in Late Latin also “coarse, rough”), of uncertain further origin but perhaps related to Proto-Celtic *brassos (“great, violent”).
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