immensity
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6.8
- noun
- /ɪˈmɛn.sɪ.ti/
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inmensidad
- My thoughts continue to focus on the immensity of time spread out before me as a celestial and geologic feast.
- the sheer immensity
- the immensity of nature
- the immensity of the task
She always understood that her world, for all its great immensity, was a sham.
- She always understood that her world, for all its great immensity, was a sham.
- The loneliness, the the anxiety, the just the growing immensity of it.
- Indeed, immensity is the movement of motionless man.
- It's the most, I mean, it's, it's, it's the immensity of that, the ecstasy of that moment, incredible.
Examples
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And what is the source of this admiration if not the immensity of the effort and the grandeur of the result?
Academic text (2003) -
We marvel at the sheer immensity of the task and recognize its historic importance.
Academic text (1990) -
The immensity of our universe.
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Coming out of the vast unknown, out of the immensity, into new life.
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You need to know the immensity of space, which you would get in one of these Zoom videos.
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As one continues northward, the immensity of the settlement becomes apparent.
Academic text (2002) -
Nevertheless, the immensity of the task deterred me for a long time.
Academic text (1996) -
We see our own planet from beyond, a blue and green marble in the immensity of cosmic voids.
Fiction book (2002) -
I felt tired, gloomy, daunted by the immensity of it all.
Fiction book (1994) -
Standing at the edge of the canyon, I was struck by the immensity of the landscape before me.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
How big something is, for example clothes or shoes
661
2.6
The size or level of something compared with others
358
3.9
A large amount of something, often items or activity
137
4.7
The size or importance of something compared to others
55
3.5
The area or distance something covers
41
2.5
How big or heavy something is
15
3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
13
8.1
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
1
3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
1
5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
1
7.0
A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive
1
2.2
A large distance or range across something
1
7.5
Large size or range that includes many parts
A very large size or amount that feels endless
Very large size or amount
Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed
A great physical size or a large amount
A large amount of space that something takes
How large or wide something is and how far it reaches
A situation where there is plenty of space or a large amount, for example a big garden
The quality of being very large or powerful in a way that shocks people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A very large, beautiful place like a forest or cathedral that makes you feel small and full of wonder
How Big
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6.8
15
3.8
1
3.2
1
3.2
1
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immensity starts with im- meaning 'not' and is related to the word measure, so it originally meant 'not measured', something too big to measure. That's why immensity now means an extremely large size, extent, or degree.