Added 9 October 2026
size
/saɪz/ noun
In Latin: magnitūdō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about size at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The physical magnitude of something (how big it is).
a wolf is about the size of a large dog
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The property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing).
he wears a size 13 shoe
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Any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics.
size gives body to a fabric
verb
adjective
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(used in combination) sized.
the economy-size package
Origin
Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced native Old English miċelnes (literally “bigness”).
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