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enormousness

[ ih-nawr-muh s-nis ]

/ ɪˈnɔr məs nɪs /

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noun

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

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Origin of enormousness

First recorded in 1795–1805; enormous + -ness

usage note for enormousness

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enormousness

enormity enormousness (see usage note at enormity)

Words nearby enormousness

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

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