enormous

e-nor-mous · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

  2. 2.

    Very great in degree or intensity.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    enormous pressure — very intense stress or demands
  • •
    enormous success — a very great achievement

Related words

Antonyms: minuscule, minute, small, tiny
See also: huge, immense, massive
Synonyms: gigantic, huge, immense, massive, vast

Etymology

From Latin enormis ("out of the norm, irregular, huge"), from ex- ("out of") + norma ("rule, pattern, standard"). Originally meant "deviating from the norm" before coming to mean "exceptionally large."