Definition of enormity Enormity

/ɪnɔˈɹmʌti/ - [inormutee] - e•nor•mi•ty

We found 8 definitions of enormity from 4 different sources.

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What does enormity mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: enormities

enormity - vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
  enormousness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, greatness, wideness, grandness unusual largeness in size or extent or number
  colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
enormity - an act of extreme wickedness
enormity - the quality of extreme wickedness
enormity - the quality of being outrageous
  outrageousness
  indecency an indecent or improper act
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • enormity (n.)
    The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
  • enormity (n.)
    That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • enormity
    Anything that is especially big, bulky, heavy, long, huge, etc. which is often being recognized with astonishment or admiration.

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