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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Fiennes allows us to register the enormousness of this loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

The results, published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, implicate genes that have functions in growth hormone and insulin pathways in causing the enormousness of whales.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

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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