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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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“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

What Reiner carried from “Family” into his later appearances was a sort of bigness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

But it might well trade on American images of virility, of superiority, of bigness, of winning.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

Jillani, the founder of the Pakistan Eats blog, said trying to re-create the bigness of Eid and its feasts was “exhausting.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

I could feel the bigness of it and the unknownness of it and a pent-up tension—whether of tears or anger, I couldn't tell.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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