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enormity [ɪˈnɔːmɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. the quality or character of being outrageous; extreme wickedness 2. an act of great wickedness; atrocity 3. Informal vastness of size or extent [from Old French enormite, from Late Latin ēnormitās hugeness; see enormous] Usage: In modern English, it is common to talk about the enormity of something such as a task or a problem, but one should not talk about the enormity of an object or area: distribution is a problem because of India's enormous size (not India's enormity) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
enormity noun 1. (Informal) hugeness, extent, magnitude, greatness, vastness, immensity, massiveness, enormousness, extensiveness He was appalled by the enormity of the task ahead of him. 2. wickedness, disgrace, atrocity, depravity, viciousness, villainy, turpitude, outrageousness, baseness, vileness, evilness, monstrousness, heinousness, nefariousness, atrociousness the enormity of the crime they had committed 3. atrocity, crime, horror, evil, outrage, disgrace, monstrosity, abomination, barbarity, villainy the horrific enormities perpetrated on the islanders Translations enormity n no pl (of action, offence) → ungeheures Ausmaß (of crime) → Ungeheuerlichkeit f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As for Draco's laws, they were published when the government was already established, and they have nothing particular in them worth mentioning, except their severity on account of the enormity of their punishments. No wonder that those who contemplated such a signal infraction of the rights of humanity should have sought to veil the enormity from the eyes of the world. Bennet, I am inclined to think that her own disposition must be naturally bad, or she could not be guilty of such an enormity, at so early an age. |
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