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Enormity

see synonyms of enormity

Noun

1. enormity, outrageousness

the quality of being outrageous

2. enormity

vastness of size or extent

Example Sentences:
'in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size'
'universities recognized the enormity of their task'

3. enormity

the quality of extreme wickedness

4. enormity

an act of extreme wickedness

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enormity

see synonyms of enormity
noun plural -ties
1. 
the quality or character of being outrageous; extreme wickedness
2. 
an act of great wickedness; atrocity
3. informal
vastness of size or extent

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Enormity

see synonyms of enormity
nounWord forms: plural eˈnormities
1. 
great wickedness
the enormity of a crime
2. 
a monstrous or outrageous act; very wicked crime
3. 
enormous size or extent; vastness
in modern use, considered a loose usage by some

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Enormity

see synonyms of enormity
n. pl. e·nor·mi·ties
1. The quality of passing all moral bounds; excessive wickedness or outrageousness.
2. A monstrous offense or evil; an outrage.
3. Usage Problem Great size; immensity.

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