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hugeness

hugeness

2 1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːdʒnəs/
translation icon : enormidad
  • It is not the hugeness here that stymies us; it is the quickness and the quantity of information.
  • think about the hugeness

Discover your place in this hugeness and submit.

Examples

  • That tended to understate the hugeness of the object.

  • But even while we throw that metonymic frame around the image, we are half conscious of a spectral hugeness beyond it, rather as we might sense the hugeness of an allosaurus when we see a photograph of a single incisor.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The hugeness of things below.

    Blog text (32)
  • Also, some measure of the hugeness of the error bars?

    Blog text (10)
  • Discover your place in this hugeness and submit.

  • I wish he would go back to it, but then people would be complaining about that instead of the hugeness.

    Blog text (7)
  • I find the 'hugeness' of ultimate goals a bit overwhelming, but I always get settled when I can approach them in a smaller way.

    Blog text (17)
  • The applause seemed to play off the walls, paintings, and museum-like hugeness of the place.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The hugeness of the epitome of American womanhood raised the bottom, too, thus allowing for the emergence of a personality so vile as to be walking the Earth to our endless amazement.

    Blog text (15)
  • Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, I was struck by the hugeness of the landscape before me.

Synonyms

magnitude
vshugeness
137 4.7

The size or importance of something compared to others

is the absolute extreme size sense rather than comparative measure
vastness
vshugeness
15 3.8

Great size or amount that feels almost endless

is the specific extreme scale idea rather than general broad scope
enormity
vshugeness
  • US
13 8.1

A very large size or amount

is the simple extreme size meaning rather than moral wrongness sense
immensity
vshugeness
7 6.8

A very large size or amount

is the plain idea of being extremely large rather than expressive tone
bigness
vshugeness
6 2.8

The size or importance of something

is stronger, indicating extreme or immense scale rather than plain largeness
greatness
vshugeness
1 3.7

A very large size or amount, like a mountain

is the focused extreme size meaning rather than general excellence
largeness
vshugeness
1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

is the stricter extreme size idea rather than ordinary large size
massiveness
vshugeness
1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

is about overall extreme size rather than weight or density alone
expansiveness
vshugeness
1 7.0

A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive

is about fixed extreme size rather than ongoing expansion tendency
monumentality
vshugeness
1 7.7

A quality that makes something seem large and important for a long time

is the basic extreme size idea rather than grand significance or legacy
immenseness
vshugeness
5.1

A very large size or amount that feels endless

is the straightforward extreme scale idea without added connotations
enormousness
vshugeness
4.7

Very large size or amount

is focused on sheer extreme scale rather than other qualities
tremendousness
vshugeness
6.9

Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed

is the neutral extreme size sense without added awe or power
prodigiousness
vshugeness
7.9

A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder

is about plain extreme size rather than also causing amazement
voluminosity
vshugeness
9.3

A large amount of space that something takes

is broader, covering extreme size in any dimension not only volume
monstrousness
vshugeness
7.8

The quality of being very large or powerful in a way that shocks people

is the neutral extreme size sense without shock or unnatural tone
sizeableness
vshugeness
7.5

A great physical size or a large amount

is the stronger sense of being extremely large rather than moderately large

Antonyms

A state of not being important or having little effect

1 4.2

The state of having little power or influence

How Big

immensity
7 6.8
vastness
15 3.8
hugeness
2 1.9
largeness
1 3.2
size
1.0
smallness
1 1.6

Surface Forms

hugeness singular
hugenesses plural

Morphology

hugeness = huge (transparent) = huge + ness

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'huge' using '-ness', producing a noun meaning 'the quality of being huge', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Hugeness comes from the simple word huge, which means 'very large', plus the ending -ness that turns an adjective into a state or quality. So hugeness is simply the 'state of being very large', which helps you remember its meaning.