enormous A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˈnoɹ.məs/ UK /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ See IPA manual Freq #3867 Meanings 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 tiny Word family Forms enormousness Derived forms enormanceenormouslyenormousnessginormoushunormoussuperenormous Common collocations enormous boulder Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous. ēnormis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enormous **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈnoɹ.məs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ **Frequency rank:** 3867 ## Meanings 1. Extremely large in size, amount, or degree. ## Examples - An enormous boulder blocked the road. ## Synonyms - gigantic - huge - humongous - massive - tremendous ## Antonyms - tiny ## Derived Forms - enormance - enormously - enormousness - ginormous - hunormous - superenormous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēnormis - Affix: -ous - full of ## Etymology From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous. ## AI Etymology Enormous comes from Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous. In current use, the main sense is “Extremely large in size, amount, or degree”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown