enormous

[ ih-nawr-muhs ]

/ ɪˈnɔr məs /

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adjective

greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense: an enormous fortune.

outrageous or atrocious: enormous wickedness; enormous crimes.

Nearby words

enology, enophile, enophthalmos, enorm, enormity, enormous, enormousness, enos, enosis, enostosis, enough

Origin of enormous

First recorded in 1525–35; enorm + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR enormous

1 vast, colossal, gigantic, mammoth, prodigious, stupendous. See huge.

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Related forms

e·nor·mous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for enormous

enormous

/ (ɪˈnɔːməs) /

adjective

unusually large in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast

archaic extremely wicked; heinous

Derived Forms

enormously, adverbenormousness, noun

Word Origin for enormous

C16: from Latin ēnormis, from ē- out of, away from + norma rule, pattern

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