 enormity |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of being outrageous | |
| Synonyms: | outrageousness | |
| Related terms: | indecency | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the quality of extreme wickedness | |
| Related terms: | nefariousness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (informal) vastness of size or extent | |
| Examples: | "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size" "universities recognized the enormity of their task" |
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| Related terms: | enormousness colloquialism | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an act of extreme wickedness | |
| Related terms: | evil atrocity | |
| Similar spelling: |
enormously enormous |
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