enormousness
Americannoun
Commonly Confused
See enormity.
Etymology
Origin of enormousness
Example Sentences
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Instead, the “Lift Me Up” co-songwriter caused a stir with the enormousness and perceived enormity of her Oscars gown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
The results, published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, implicate genes that have functions in growth hormone and insulin pathways in causing the enormousness of whales.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
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
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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