mid-size

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of intermediate size; neither large nor small; falling between small and large in a range of sizes.; Referring to a company or business that is neither a small enterprise nor a large corporation, typically having a moderate number of employees or revenue.; Referring to a vehicle class that is larger than compact cars but smaller than full-size cars.
  2. noun
    A vehicle or product of intermediate size, especially a mid-size car.
  3. adjective
    Of a city or town that is moderate in population and area, larger than a small town but smaller than a major metropolitan area.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

mid-size carmid-size sedanmid-size SUVmid-size businessmid-size truck

Derivatives

mid-sizedmidsize

Synonyms

mediummedium-sizedintermediateaverage-sizedmoderate

Antonyms

full-sizecompactlargesmall

Commonly confused

mid-sized
EN: 'mid-sized' is a variant spelling with the past participle suffix '-ed'; both 'mid-size' and 'mid-sized' are acceptable as adjectives.
medium
EN: 'medium' is a broader term for anything intermediate (size, quality, means); 'mid-size' specifically refers to physical dimensions or category size.

Spelling tips

EN: All three forms 'mid-size', 'mid-sized', and 'midsize' are widely used; consistency within a document is more important than choosing one over the others.

💬 Examples

  1. She rented a mid-size car for the road trip because it offered a good balance of space and fuel efficiency.

  2. The mid-size firm struggled to compete with the larger corporations for top talent.

  3. The Toyota Camry is one of the best-selling mid-size sedans in the United States.

  4. He decided to upgrade from a compact to a mid-size for the extra legroom.

  5. Springfield is a typical mid-size city with a population of around 150,000.