"he is one of the greats of American music"

• relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

  "a great juicy steak"; " a great multitude"; " the great auk"; " a great old oak"; " a great ocean liner"; " a great delay"

• of major significance or importance

  "a great work of art"

  同义词： outstanding

• remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

  "a great crisis"; " had a great stake in the outcome"

• very good

  "had a great time at the party"

  同义词： bang-up bully corking cracking dandy groovy keen neat nifty not bad(p) peachy slap-up swell smashing

• uppercase

  "great A"

  同义词： capital majuscule

• marked by active interest and enthusiasm

  "a great walker"

  同义词： avid eager zealous

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

  "was great with child"

  同义词： big(p) enceinte expectant gravid large(p) heavy(p) with child(p)