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1. (n.) enormity
outrageous or heinous character; monstrousness:
the enormity of the crime.
2. enormity
something outrageous or heinous, as an offense.
3. enormity
greatness of size, scope, or extent; immensity:
The enormity of the task was overwhelming.
Etymology: (1425–75; < MF < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) outrageousness, enormity
the quality of being outrageous
2. (noun) enormity
vastness of size or extent
"in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
3. (noun) enormity
the quality of extreme wickedness
4. (noun) enormity
an act of extreme wickedness
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1. (noun) enormity
the state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous
2. (noun) enormity
that which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity
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Sense: great wickedness.
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 Afrikaans: afskuwelik |
 Arabic: فَظاعَه |
 Bulgarian: чудовищност |
 Brazilian: perversidade |
 Czech: ohavnost |
 German: der Frevel |
 Danish: afskyelighed; uhyrlighed |
 Greek: ανοσιούργημα, βαρβαρότητα |
 Spanish: atrocidad |
 Estonian: koletislikkus |
 Farsi: قباحت |
 Finnish: kauhistuttavuus |
 French: crime très grave |
 Hebrew: זְווָעָה |
 Hindi: दुष्टता |
 Croatian: pokvarenost |
 Hungarian: gazság |
 Indonesian: kejahatan |
 Icelandic: ódæðisverk |
 Italian: atrocità |
 Japanese: 極悪 |
 Korean: 극악, 무법 |
 Lithuanian: niekšiškumas |
 Latvian: neģēlība; noziegums |
 Malay: kejam |
 Dutch: gruweldaad, gruwelijkheid |
 Norwegian: uhyrlighet |
 Polish: potworność |
 Persian: قباحت |
 Pashto: لويوالى، لوى فساد، لويه ا |
 Portuguese: perversidade |
 Romanian: ticăloşie |
 Russian: чудовищность |
 Slovak: obludnosť |
 Slovenian: strahota |
 Serbian: grozota |
 Swedish: ogärning, illdåd, gräslig |
 Thai: ความเลวทราม |
 Turkish: iğrençlik, alçaklık |
 Taiwanese: 兇暴 |
 Ukrainian: жахливість |
 Urdu: حد درجے کی شرارت |
 Vietnamese: sự tàn ác |
 Chinese: 凶暴 |
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