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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mag-ni-tood, -tyood
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud



Definition of magnitude

Origin :
  • c.1400, "greatness of size or character," from Latin magnitudo "greatness, bulk, size," from magnus "great" (see magnate) + -tudo, suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives and participles (see -tude). Meaning "size, extent" is from early 15c. Of stars, "brightness," from 1640s.
  • noun importance
  • noun size
Example sentences :
  • Dick went on speaking with a seriousness suited to the magnitude of his interests.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I have no illusions about the magnitude of the job, of its practical hopelessness.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Let then your future life show that you are not insensible of the magnitude of the obligation.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • "An experiment of this magnitude shouldn't be treated so lightly," he added acidly.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • One can show his sense of the magnitude of his crime even by the manner of defending it.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • What was not known, however, was the magnitude or the plan of these preparations.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The magnitude of the sums already invested in her affair staggered her.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • Why should we make account of time, or of magnitude, or of figure?
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • We are full of these superstitions of sense, the worship of magnitude.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • It was only then that he realized the magnitude and awfulness of the task he had undertaken.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for magnitude

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