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Antonyms for enormous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-nawr-muhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnɔr məs

Definition of enormous

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin enormis "out of rule, irregular, shapeless, extraordinary, very large," from ex- "out of" (see ex-) + norma "rule, norm" (see norm), with English -ous substituted for Latin -is.
  • Meaning "extraordinary in size" is attested from 1540s; original sense of "outrageous" is more clearly preserved in enormity. Earlier in same sense was enormyous (mid-15c.). Related: Enormously.
  • adj very large
Example sentences :
  • All sorts of labor is got at enormous rates of compensation.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • The enormous importance of this work will be at once perceived.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • There was an enormous complacency in his air over the event.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I absolutely declined to accept or admit the enormous truth hidden in them.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • The profits of these were enormous, and when he died in 1759 he left investments to the extent of 20,000.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • The enormous wealth of the country will soon adjust that phase of the situation.
  • Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
  • Other enormous sums are collected from those who sell to brewers.
  • Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
  • The gape of his enormous jaws was nearly as wide as the gateway of the king's palace.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The cabby turned at him his enormous and inflamed countenance truculently.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The intention, evidently, was to swallow us all in the enormous maw of the British navy.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for enormous

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