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adjective
- 1. very large in size, quantity, or extent: "enormous sums of money"
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adjective. uk / ɪˈnɔː.məs / us / əˈnɔːr.məs / Add to word list. B1. extremely large: an enormous car / house. He earns an enormous salary. I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant. You've been an enormous help. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal.
The meaning of ENORMOUS is marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree; especially : exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions. How to use enormous in a sentence.
Meaning of enormous in English. enormous. adjective. us / əˈnɔːr.məs / uk / ɪˈnɔː.məs / Add to word list. B1. extremely large: an enormous car / house. He earns an enormous salary. I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant. You've been an enormous help. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal.
When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!”. The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal.
Enormous definition: greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense. See examples of ENORMOUS used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. unusually large in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast 2. archaic extremely wicked; heinous.... Click for more definitions.
e·nor′mous·ness n. Synonyms: enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, gargantuan, vast. These adjectives describe what is extraordinarily large. Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree: an enormous boulder.
Definition of enormous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense.
1. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. [...] 2. You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. [emphasis] [...] More. Synonyms of 'enormous' • huge, massive, vast, extensive [...] • wicked, evil, vicious, outrageous [...] More. Collocations with the word 'enormous'
