large indefinite quantity vs mess

mess vs large indefinite quantity

large indefinite quantity and mess both are nouns.

large indefinite quantity is not a verb while mess is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No
mess	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

large indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
mess: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hyponyms of large indefinite quantity include chunk, busload, barrels, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, 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, much, myriad, ocean, sea, ream, small fortune, dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

large indefinite quantity (noun)	mess (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
	a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
	soft semiliquid food
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	a state of confusion and disorderliness
	informal terms for a difficult situation

large indefinite quantity (verb)	mess (verb)
	make a mess of or create disorder in
	eat in a mess hall

Difference between large indefinite quantity and mess

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