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[ ih-men-si-tee ] / ɪˈmɛn sɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immensity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounvastness; enormous extent: the immensity of the Roman empire. the state or condition of being immense. Origin of immensityFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word immēnsitās.See immense, -ity Words nearby immensityImmelmann, Immelmann turn, immemorial, immense, immensely, immensity, immensurable, immerge, immerse, immersed, immerser Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immensityThe immensity of choice protected by the law of our land continues to evolve with us. The True State of Our Independence: What Does America Stand For?|Benjamin Busch|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST Then there is no denying the immensity of the moral mischief that has been done. A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)|Chares C. F. Greville For this terrible storm and clash of events, the people, perhaps, feel not the immensity of the loss. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863|Adam Gurowski Where is the standard that can measure 46 all this immensity of woe now spreading itself over almost one-third of the world? "Bethink Yourselves"|Leo Tolstoi
Censoriousness is a sure sign that he who is addicted to it is ignorant of the immensity of his own shortcomings. The Expositor's Bible:|Alfred Plummer Harry appreciated the immensity of his task, and in his heart was a sincere pity for the man who bore so great a burden. The Shades of the Wilderness|Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for immensity
noun plural -tiesthe state or quality of being immense; vastness; enormity enormous expanse, distance, or volumethe immensity of space informal a huge amountan immensity of wealth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to immensitybigness, enormity, vastness, massiveness, immenseness, largeness, boundlessness, magnitude, greatness, enormousness, gigantism, bulkiness, hugeness, immeasurableness, monstrousness, sizableness, stupendousness, tremendousness |