enormous
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enormous
- /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ UK
- /ɪˈnoɹ.məs/ Canada, US
- /iˈnoɹ.məs/ Canada, US
- /ɪˈnoː.məs/ Australia
- /əˈnoː.məs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)məs
Where it comes from
From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.
adjective more enormous · most enormous
- Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary. all shall be rather enforced than hindered, except they be dismembered, or grievously deformed, infirm, or visited with some enormous hereditary disease is body or mind […].
- Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous. how apt wee are to receive all impressions, and chiefly the most wicked and enormous.
- Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. The enormous Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
Similar: huge, gigantic, humongous, massive, tremendous
