immensity

[ ih-men-si-tee ]
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noun
  1. vastness; enormous extent: the immensity of the Roman empire.

  2. the state or condition of being immense.

Origin of immensity

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word immēnsitās.See immense, -ity

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How to use immensity in a sentence

  • His little sheep had disappeared into the immensities of the werdende Mutter.

    The Pastor's Wife | Elizabeth von Arnim
  • Are we now thinking of immensities, eternities, and the cosmic process?

    The Ascent of the Soul | Amory H. Bradford
  • Early in October, however, all these cherished immensities of Boston must fall into insignificance and "feel small."

  • Between these two immensities on the narrow strand at the foot of the wall, I stood, pygmy indeed.

    The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. Ingram
  • She turned from the unanswering immensities and ran down the cliff-path towards Les Solitudes.

    Tante | Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for immensity

immensity

/ (ɪˈmɛnsɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or quality of being immense; vastness; enormity

  2. enormous expanse, distance, or volume: the immensity of space

  1. informal a huge amount: an immensity of wealth

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