Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for enormousness. Search instead for enormousnesses.
Synonyms

enormousness

American  
[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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In what was perhaps a reflection of the enormousness of the aid package and the speed at which it was assembled, Democratic and Republican appropriators differed in their calculations of the final price tag.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 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

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

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com