enormousness
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4.7
- noun
- /ɪˈnɔrməsnəs/
- PLEASE, YOUR ENORMOUSNESS, ANYTHING BUT CHILI!
Examples
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The enormousness of the crowd at the concert was overwhelming.
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You'll hear people use it for enormousness but lacking an evil element.
Blog text (11) -
They sense in their preparations the enormousness of simple things—the hair held with the exact number of pins needed to fall when pulled free, or the nails painted bordello-red because she appreciates the fact that you like them that way.
Fiction book (1996) -
The enormousness of the mountain left the hikers in awe.
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We were shocked by the enormousness of the project; it required a year to complete.
Synonyms
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8.1
A very large size or amount
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3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
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6.8
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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7.0
A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive
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5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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7.7
A quality that makes something seem large and important for a long time
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7.8
The quality of being very large or powerful in a way that shocks people
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7.9
A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder
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6.9
Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed
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5.1
A very large size or amount that feels endless
A great physical size or a large amount
Antonyms
How Big
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6.8
1
4.7
15
3.8
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3.2
1
6.8
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1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enormousness comes from Latin parts e- ('out of') and norma ('rule'), and you can see the same idea in the word norm, which means 'a usual rule'. So enormousness is the state of being 'outside the usual', which explains why it means being very large or extreme.