enormousness

American

[ih-nawr-muhs-nis] / ɪˈnɔr məs nɪs /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Her work at the center connects her to the enormousness of the crisis but also to the victories of the movement.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 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

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

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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