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bigness

American  
[big-nis] / ˈbɪg nɪs /

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.

  2. Chiefly New England. size.


Etymology

Origin of bigness

First recorded in 1485–95; big 1 + -ness

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That could be seen as a sign that the festival’s increasing accommodation of blockbuster bigness doesn’t need Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

“I was pretty naive to the bigness, the vastness of it,” Shiffrin said of her first Games in 2014 on a recent episode of her podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

But at some point, that bigness is exactly what audiences came to predict from him.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2023

Being big, even in a time of more bigness, is an exception that relies on variable, ever-changing circumstances.

From Slate Feb. 20, 2023

He lifted his feathers to scare her, but she was bigger, and bigness is boss in the peregrine’s world.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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