enormous

Thân thiện

An enormous elephant stands calmly in the grassy savanna.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Extraordinarily large in size, extent, amount, power, or degree: Used to describe something that is immensely, exceptionally, or vastly large, exceeding ordinary standards of measurement or expectation.

Usage and Examples

The word "enormous" is used to emphasize the great scale or intensity of something. It is stronger than "big," "large," or "huge."

• Describing physical size:

  • They discovered an enormous cave system beneath the mountains.
  • The elephant was truly enormous.

• Describing abstract concepts, amounts, or degrees:

  • The project required an enormous amount of time and dedication.
  • She felt enormous pressure to succeed.
  • The discovery had an enormous impact on the scientific community.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Enormous" often carries a connotation of being impressively, surprisingly, or even overwhelmingly large. It can describe both positive and negative scales.

  • He has an enormous capacity for kindness. (Positive degree)
  • The mistake resulted in an enormous loss. (Negative degree)

• It can be used in comparative and superlative forms: more enormous, most enormous, though "more/most enormous" is less common than using synonyms like "larger" or "largest."

Variants and Related Words

• Enormously (adverb): To an enormous degree; very much.
  • The success of the film surprised everyone enormously.
• Enormousness (noun): The quality of being enormous.
  • The enormousness of the universe is difficult to comprehend.

Synonyms

• Immense: Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
• Colossal: Remarkably or superhumanly large.
• Gigantic: Of very great size or extent; huge.
• Tremendous: Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
• Vast: Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

Antonyms

• Tiny: Very small.
• Minuscule: Extremely small.
• Infinitesimal: Extremely small.
• Microscopic: So small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Common Collocations and Phrases

• Enormous effort: A very great amount of work or attempt.
  • It took an enormous effort to complete the marathon.
• Enormous potential: Very great possibility for development or success.
  • The young athlete has enormous potential.
• Enormous difference: A very large or significant contrast.
  • Using the new software made an enormous difference in our productivity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman
   • an enormous boulder
   • enormous expenses
   • tremendous sweeping plains
   • a tremendous fact in human experience
   • a plane took off with a tremendous noise

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