Much vs Hella - What's the difference?
much | hella |
(label) Large, great.
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*:Thenne launcelot vnbarred the dore / and with his lyfte hand he held it open a lytel / so that but one man myghte come in attones / and soo there came strydyng a good knyghte a moche man and large / and his name was Colgreuaunce / of Gore / and he with a swerd strake at syr launcelot my?tely and he put asyde the stroke
A large amount of.
*1816 , (Jane Austen), :
*:As it was, he did nothing with much zeal, but sport; and his time was otherwise trifled away, without benefit from books or anything else.
*2011 , "Wisconsin and wider", The Economist , 24 February:
*:Unless matters take a nastier turn, neither side has much incentive to compromise.
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*:ye shall not nede to seke hym soo ferre sayd the Kynge / for as I here saye sir Launcelot will abyde me and yow in the Ioyous gard / and moche peple draweth vnto hym as I here saye
*1526 , Bible , tr. (William Tyndale), Matthew VI:
*:When Jesus was come downe from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.
*1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) :
*:There wasn't much people about that day.
*1977 , (Bob Marley), So Much Things to Say :
*:They got so much' things to say right now, they got so ' much things to say.
To a great extent.
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, title= Often; frequently.
A large amount or great extent.
(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
(slang, chiefly Northern California) a lot; or, a hell of a lot.
(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.
(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
(slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
As determiners the difference between much and hella
is that much is large, great while hella is intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.As adverbs the difference between much and hella
is that much is to a great extent while hella is intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.As pronouns the difference between much and hella
is that much is a large amount or great extent while hella is a lot; or, a hell of a lot.As an interjection hella is
for sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.As a contraction hella is
hell have.As a proper noun Hella is
any of various place names (see Wikipedia for places with this name).much
English
(wikipedia much)Determiner
Usage notes
* is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much'' is widely avoided: ''I have a lot of''' money'' instead of ''I have '''much''' money''. There are some exceptions to this, however: ''I have '''much hope for the future. * Unlike many determiners, .)Synonyms
* (informal) a great deal of, (informal) a lot ofAntonyms
* littleDerived terms
* how much * overmuchAdverb
- They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.
Stoke 3-0 Macc Tel-Aviv, passage=Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much . Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
Usage notes
* As a verb modifier in positive contexts, must be modified by another adverb: I like fish very much''''', ''I like fish '''so much''''', etc. but not *''I like fish '''much . * As a comparative intensifier, many'' can be used instead of ''much'' if it modifies the comparative form of ''many'', i.e. ''more'' with a countable noun: ''many''' more people'' but '''''much more snow .Synonyms
* (to a great extent) (informal) a great deal, (informal) a lot, greatly, highly, (informal) loads, plenty , very muchAntonyms
* (to a great extent) less, little, fewPronoun
(English Pronouns)- From those to whom much''' has been given '''much is expected.
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*hella
English
(wikipedia hella)Etymology 1
Related to "a hell of a". Originally slang. Also helluv .Determiner
(en determiner)- There are hella people here.
Synonyms
* madPronoun
(English Pronouns)- We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.
Adverb
(-)- I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
- Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
- Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
- I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
- I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
Synonyms
* wicked (North East US)Interjection
(en interjection)- "We definitely rocked that shit man!" "Hella !"