great deal
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.21 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see great, deal.
Example Sentences
- "We have a great deal of territory to cover."
- "Few expressed any great deal of confidence in the legislative branch."
- "The audience is generally unaware of the great deal of work that goes into its creation."
- "They didn't realize he had this great deal of intellectual depth."
- "Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship."
- "Physicians wield a great deal of power."
Inflected Forms
great deals (plural)