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enormousness

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[ih-nawr-muhs-nis] / ɪˈnɔr məs nɪs /

noun

  1. very great or abnormal size, bulk, degree, etc.; hugeness; immensity.


Commonly Confused

See enormity.

Etymology

Origin of enormousness

First recorded in 1795–1805; enormous + -ness

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Fiennes allows us to register the enormousness of this loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024

My solitude accentuates the enormousness of my surroundings.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

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

Don’t confuse this with enormousness, because enormity isn’t a measure of size alone.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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