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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. Synonym Discussion of 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. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal.
1. adjective B1. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. [emphasis] It was an enormous disappointment.
Enormous definition: greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense. See examples of ENORMOUS used in a sentence.
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.
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.
B1. extremely large: This living room is enormous. They spent an enormous amount of money on the project. Fewer examples. He managed to eat lunch despite having had an enormous breakfast. The garden is enormous but the house itself is very small. She's earned enormous respect from her fellow artists. The country has experienced enormous change.
greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense: an enormous fortune. outrageous or atrocious: enormous wickedness; enormous crimes. enorm + - ous 1525–35. e•nor′mous•ly, adv. 1. . vast, colossal, gigantic, mammoth, prodigious, stupendous. See huge. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
