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enormity

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈnȯr-mə-tē\
    • /ɪˈnɔː.mɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈnȯr-mə-tē\

Definitions of enormity word

  • noun enormity The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong. 1
  • noun enormity hugeness, large scale 1
  • noun enormity huge importance, impact 1
  • uncountable noun enormity If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness. 0
  • uncountable noun enormity If you refer to the enormity of an event, you are emphasizing that it is terrible and frightening. 0
  • countable noun enormity An enormity is an action that is considered totally unacceptable. 0
See all 12 definitions of enormity

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Parts of speech for Enormity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Enormity

enormity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for enormity

noun enormity

  • atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
  • horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
  • heinous — hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
  • nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
  • monstrousness — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
All 34 Synonyms of enormity

Antonyms for enormity

noun enormity

  • goodness — the state or quality of being good.
  • kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
  • delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
  • joy — a female given name.
  • virtue — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
All 11 Antonyms of enormity

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