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e·nor·mous·ness
/
ɪˈnɔr
məs
nɪs
/
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[
ih-
nawr
-m
uh
s-nis
]
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noun
very great or abnormal size, bulk, degree, etc.; immensity; hugeness.
Origin:
1795–1805;
enormous
+
-ness
Can be confused:
enormity
,
enormousness
(see usage note at
enormity
).
Usage note
See
enormity.
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enormous
(ɪˈnɔːməs)
—
adj
1.
unusually large in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast
2.
archaic
extremely wicked; heinous
[C16: from Latin
ēnormis,
from
ē-
out of, away from +
norma
rule, pattern]
e'normously
—
adv
e'normousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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