What does ENORMOUS mean?

Definitions for ENORMOUS
ɪˈnɔr məsenor·mous

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ENORMOUS.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. enormous, tremendousadjective

    extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

    "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"

Wiktionary

  1. enormousadjective

    Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

  2. enormousadjective

    Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous.

  3. enormousadjective

    Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

  4. Etymology: From enormis.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. ENORMOUSadjective

    Etymology: enormis, Latin.

    Nature here
    Wanton’d, as in her prime; and plaid at will
    Her virgin fancies, pouring forth more sweets,
    Wild above rule, or art, enormous bliss! John Milton, Par. Lost.

    The enormous part of the light in the circumference of every lucid point, ought to be less discernible in shorter telescopes than in longer, because the shorter transmit less light to the eye. Isaac Newton, Opt.

    I shall find time
    From this enormous state, and seek to give
    Losses their remedies. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    A giant-shepherd here his flock maintains,
    Far from the rest, and solitary reigns,
    A form enormous! far unlike the race
    Of human birth, in stature, or in face. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPT

  1. enormous

    Enormous refers to something that is exceptionally large or huge in size, extent, amount or degree. It denotes something that is significantly bigger or more than an average or usual range.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enormousadjective

    exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal

  2. Enormousadjective

    exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Enormous

    e-nor′mus, adj. excessive: immense: atrocious—(obs.) Enorm′.—n. Enor′mity, state or quality of being enormous: that which is enormous: a great crime: great wickedness.—adv. Enor′mously.—n. Enor′mousness. [L. enormise, out of, norma, rule.]

Suggested Resources

  1. enormous

    Song lyrics by enormous -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by enormous on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ENORMOUS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2535

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ENORMOUS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2016

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ENORMOUS' in Adjectives Frequency: #321

Anagrams for ENORMOUS »

  1. nemorous

  2. unmorose

How to pronounce ENORMOUS?

How to say ENORMOUS in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENORMOUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENORMOUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ENORMOUS in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Weidemann:

    It is vitally important that we have a way of offsetting the risk of drought, there are an enormous number of farmers that are on a knife-edge with debt so they are forced into a position to look at some risk mitigation and the only thing available to them is these type of mediums and they are very expensive.

  2. Michael Avenatti:

    It is about the journey and regardless of what happens, um, I have had an enormous life. I have had a lot of opportunities that a lot of people could only dream. I've done a lot of things over my 48 years a lot of people would never have an opportunity to do.

  3. Dan Coats:

    It has been a privilege serving with Sue Gordon to lead the ODNI and Intelligence Community over these past two years. Sue Gordon is a visionary leader who has made an enormous impact on the IC over the more than three decades Sue Gordon has served, i have had the pleasure of working with Joseph Maguire as part of my leadership team at ODNI, and I am pleased that the President has announced that Joe will serve as Acting DNI. Joe has had a long, distinguished career serving the nation and will lead the men and women in the IC with distinction.

  4. Kasim Reed:

    I think that people have really been waiting for this aspect of the campaign to begin, there is an enormous amount of pent up energy to get on with the campaign and go on out and make the case to folks why she should be the 45th president.

  5. Mark Weiss:

    That's an enormous breach of security.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

ENORMOUS#1#8121#10000

Translations for ENORMOUS

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for ENORMOUS »

Translation

Find a translation for the ENORMOUS definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"ENORMOUS." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/ENORMOUS>.

Discuss these ENORMOUS definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for ENORMOUS? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
    A swag
    B substrate
    C squint-eye
    D sapling

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for ENORMOUS: