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- Dictionaryenormous/ɪˈnɔːməs/
adjective
- 1. very large in size, quantity, or extent: "enormous sums of money"
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The meaning of ENORMOUS is marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree; especially : exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions. How to use enormous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Enormous.
Some common synonyms of enormous are colossal, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
adjective. uk / ɪˈnɔː.məs / us / əˈnɔːr.məs / Add to word list. B1. extremely large: an enormous car / house. He earns an enormous salary. I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant. You've been an enormous help. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal.
adjective. us / əˈnɔːr.məs / uk / ɪˈnɔː.məs / Add to word list. B1. extremely large: an enormous car / house. He earns an enormous salary. I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant. You've been an enormous help. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal.
Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree: an enormous boulder. Immense refers to boundless or immeasurable size or extent: an immense sky. Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity: a huge tanker.
When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!”. The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal.
Check pronunciation: enormous. Definition of enormous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. [emphasis] It was an enormous disappointment.
1. adjective. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous. 2. adjective. You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. [emphasis] It was an enormous disappointment. enormously adverb. This book was enormously influential.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective enormous, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
