US /ɪˈnoɹ.məs/ UK /ɪˈnɔː.məs/
adj Freq #3867

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

    An enormous boulder blocked the road.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · extremely large in size,... tremendoushuge
More gigantichumongousmassive
Opposites
Word family
Forms enormousness
Derived forms enormanceenormouslyenormousnessginormoushunormoussuperenormous

Etymology

From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.

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