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bigness

American  
[big-nis] / ˈbɪg nɪs /

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.

  2. Chiefly New England. size.

Etymology

Origin of bigness

First recorded in 1485–95; big 1 + -ness

Example Sentences

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This is where they celebrate their bigness, their too-muchness, their monstrousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Antitrust is an emotional reaction to economic bigness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The bigness of it makes literal the career it contains.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Jillani, the founder of the Pakistan Eats blog, said trying to re-create the bigness of Eid and its feasts was “exhausting.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

He lifted his feathers to scare her, but she was bigger, and bigness is boss in the peregrine’s world.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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