enourmous

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very great in size, extent, or degree: "enormous" describes something that is extremely large or huge.
   • Outrageous or wicked (archaic): In older usage, "enormous" could mean extremely bad or shocking, though this sense is now rare.

Usage Examples

• (Very large in size.)
• (Very great in degree or extent.)
• (Very great in amount.)

Advanced Usage

• "enormous pressure": a very strong or intense force or stress.
  • She felt enormous pressure to succeed in her exams. (Intense psychological stress.)
• "enormous appetite": an extremely strong desire or capacity for food or something else.
  • The growing city has an enormous appetite for energy. (Very large demand.)

Variants and Related Words

• Enormously (adv): to a very great extent or degree.
  • He was enormously grateful for their help. (Extremely thankful.)
• Enormity (n): the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something (often used for negative events).
  • The enormity of the disaster shocked everyone. (The vast and terrible scale.)
• Enormousness (n): the quality of being very large; huge size.
  • The enormousness of the stadium was breathtaking. (The state of being huge.)

Synonyms

• Huge: very large in size or amount.
• Immense: extremely large or great, especially beyond normal measure.
• Colossal: exceptionally large, like a colossus.
• Gigantic: of very great size, like a giant.

Related Idioms

• "an enormous amount of time": a very long period.
  • They spent an enormous amount of time preparing for the trip. (A huge quantity of time.)
• "enormous proportions": a very large scale or size.
  • The problem grew to enormous proportions before anyone noticed. (Became very large in scale.)

Spelling Note

• The correct spelling is enormous (with one 'n' after 'e'), not "enourmous" (which is a common misspelling). The word has two 'o's: e-n-o-r-m-o-u-s.