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单词 enormousness
释义

enormous

adjective

enor·​mous i-ˈnȯr-məs How to pronounce enormous (audio)
ē-
1
: marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
especially : exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions
2
a
: exceedingly wicked : shocking
an enormous sin
b
archaic : abnormal, inordinate
enormousness noun

Synonyms

  • astronomical
  • astronomic
  • Brobdingnagian
  • bumper
  • colossal
  • cosmic
  • cosmical
  • cyclopean
  • elephantine
  • galactic
  • gargantuan
  • giant
  • gigantesque
  • gigantic
  • grand
  • herculean
  • heroic
  • heroical
  • Himalayan
  • huge
  • humongous
  • humungous
  • immense
  • jumbo
  • king-size
  • king-sized
  • leviathan
  • mammoth
  • massive
  • mega
  • mighty
  • monster
  • monstrous
  • monumental
  • mountainous
  • oceanic
  • pharaonic
  • planetary
  • prodigious
  • super
  • super-duper
  • supersize
  • supersized
  • titanic
  • tremendous
  • vast
  • vasty
  • walloping
  • whacking
  • whopping
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Example Sentences

They live in an enormous house. We chose not to undertake the project because of the enormous costs involved.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Kids Definition

enormous

adjective

enor·​mous i-ˈnȯr-məs How to pronounce enormous (audio)
: unusually great in size, number, or degree
an enormous animal
an enormous problem

enormousness

noun

as in hugeness
the quality or state of being very large the enormousness of the mall is such that one could shop at a different store for every day of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hugeness
  • immensity
  • vastness
  • magnitude
  • immenseness
  • enormity
  • massiveness
  • prodigiousness
  • largeness
  • extensiveness
  • bigness
  • giantism
  • gigantism
  • awesomeness
  • vastitude
  • grandness
  • greatness
  • boundlessness
  • tremendousness
  • capaciousness
  • limitlessness
  • excessiveness
  • voluminousness
  • weightiness
  • stupendousness
  • extremeness
  • grandiosity
  • spaciousness
  • gaudiness
  • extravagance
  • sizableness
  • ampleness
  • commodiousness
  • immoderacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minuteness
  • smallness
  • tininess
  • littleness
  • triviality
  • puniness
  • diminutiveness
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