enormousness
Americannoun
Commonly Confused
See enormity.
Etymology
Origin of enormousness
Example Sentences
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After the last Oscar season celebrated the quiet, naturalistic “Nomadland,” it’s a kick to see so many of this year’s prestige dramas go in a different direction and embrace enormousness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
He added a level of, well, enormousness, and just-let-me-handle-this charisma.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Yet his enormousness did not diminish his ability to move with a ballet dancer’s grace.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020
Irwin admits his own particular lens as dramatic clown is too narrow to take in the enormousness of Beckett’s late modernism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
Lucas smirked, shaking his head slightly from side to side, his hands spread apart to signify the bird’s enormousness in the air.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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