large indefinite amount vs much

much vs large indefinite amount

large indefinite amount and much both are nouns.

large indefinite amount is not an adjective while much is an adjective.

large indefinite amount is not an adverb while much is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite amount	Yes	No	No	No
much	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, much is a hyponym of large indefinite amount; that is, much is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than large indefinite amount:

large indefinite amount: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
much: a great amount or extent

Other hyponyms of large indefinite amount include chunk, busload, barrels, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality, all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyoh, boatload, carload, shipload, infinitude, maximum, upper limit, mile, bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion, myriad, ocean, sea, ream, small fortune, dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

large indefinite amount (noun)	much (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	a great amount or extent

large indefinite amount (adjective)	much (adjective)
	(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

large indefinite amount (adverb)	much (adverb)
	to a great degree or extent
	(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
	incredibly
	frequently or in great quantities

Difference between large indefinite amount and much

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