enormous

e·nor·mous  (-nôrms)

adj.

1. Very great in size, extent, number, or degree.

2. Archaic Very wicked; heinous.

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[From Latin normis, unusual, huge, monstrous : -, ex-, ex- + norma, norm; see gn- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from Middle English enormious, from Latin normis.]

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e·normous·ly adv.

e·normous·ness n.

Synonyms: enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast
These adjectives describe what is extraordinarily large. Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree: an enormous boulder.
Immense refers to boundless or immeasurable size or extent: immense pleasure.
Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity: a huge success.
Gigantic refers to size likened to that of a giant: a gigantic redwood tree.
Colossal suggests a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief: a colossal ancient temple.
Mammoth is applied to something of unwieldy hugeness: "mammoth stone figures in . . . buckled eighteenth-century pumps, the very soles of which seem mountainously tall" (Cynthia Ozick).
Tremendous suggests awe-inspiring or fearsome size: ate a tremendous meal.
Stupendous implies size that astounds or defies description: "The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce" (W. Somerset Maugham).
Gargantuan especially stresses greatness of capacity, as for food or pleasure: a gargantuan appetite.
Vast refers to greatness of extent, size, area, or scope: "Of creatures, how few vast as the whale" (Herman Melville).

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enormous [ɪˈnɔːməs]

adj

1. unusually large in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast

2. Archaic extremely wicked; heinous

[from Latin ēnormis, from ē-̄ out of, away from + norma rule, pattern]

enormously  adv

enormousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

enormous - extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" tremendous big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

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enormous

adjective huge, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, gross, excessive, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, astronomic, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
huge little, small, minute, tiny, wee, dwarf, trivial, insignificant, meagre, microscopic, diminutive, petite, midget, pint-sized (informal), infinitesimal, Lilliputian

Translations

enormous [ɪˈnɔːməs] ADJ

1. (in physical size) [building, object] → enorme, inmenso; [person, animal] → enorme
an enormous great thing → una cosa grandísima

2. (fig) [patience, relief] → enorme; [effort, variety] → enorme, inmenso; [problems, difficulties] → enorme, muy grande; [profits, losses] → enorme, cuantioso; [appetite] → voraz
he was on our side, and that made an enormous difference → él estaba de nuestra parte y eso supuso una enorme diferencia
an enormous amount/number of sth → una cantidad enorme de algo
the country's industrial success has been bought at an enormous cost to the environment → el medio ambiente ha pagado un precio muy alto por el éxito industrial del país
it gives me enormous pleasure to welcome Ed Lilly → es para mí un inmenso placer dar la bienvenida a Ed Lilly
I get enormous pleasure from reading → la lectura es una enorme fuente de placer para mí

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enormous [ɪˈnɔː^rməs] adj [building, room, object] → énorme; [pressure, potential, impact] → énorme; [disappointment, success, influence] → énorme; [task] → énorme; [effort] → prodigieux/euse
an enormous amount of money → une énorme somme d'argent
an enormous number of people → un très grand nombre de personnes

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enormous

adj object → enorm, riesig; animal → riesig; person (= fat) → ungeheuer dick; (= tall) → riesig groß; amount, success, profits, losses, range, choice → riesig; number, quantity, variety, effort, relief → ungeheuer; difference → riesig, gewaltig; an enormous great thing (inf) → ein Riesending nt (inf); she was wearing an enormous great ruby → sie trug einen riesig großen Rubin; he has enormous talent/an enormous talent for … → er hat enorm viel Talent/ein enorm großes Talent für …; enormous amounts or sums of money → Unsummen pl; an enormous amount of work → eine Unmenge Arbeit; an enormous amount of pain → ungeheure Schmerzen pl; it means an enormous amount to me → es bedeutet mir ungeheuer viel; an enormous number of, enormous numbers of → ungeheuer viele; he was a lovely lad with enormous potential → er war ein netter Junge, aus dem enorm viel hätte werden können

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enormous [ɪˈnɔːməs] adj (gen) → enorme; (patience) → infinito/a; (strength) → prodigioso/a; (risk) → immenso/a
an enormous number of (people, things) → una moltitudine di

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enormous [ɪˈnɔːməs] adj (gen) → enorme; (patience) → infinito/a; (strength) → prodigioso/a; (risk) → immenso/a
an enormous number of (people, things) → una moltitudine di

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enormous

adj enormous [iˈnoːməs]

very large The new building is enormous; We had an enormous lunch. enorm ضَخْم، هائِل огормен ohromný enorm; kolossal ungeheuer τεράστιος enorme, inmenso, descomunal tohutu عظیم؛ فوق العاده jättimäinen énorme עֲנָקִי बहुत enorman, golem óriási besar sekali risastór, heljarmikill enorme 巨大な 매우 큰 didžiulis milzīgs besar reusachtig enorm, diger ogromny enorme enorm, colosal огромный obrovský ogromen, obilen ogroman enorm ที่ใหญ่มหึมา çok büyük, muazzam 巨大的 величезний بہت بڑا khổng lồ 巨大的

n eˈnormousness

geweldig ضَخامَه огормни размери nesmírnost det, som er enormt die Riesigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. τεράστιο(ς) enormidad, inmensidad tohutus عظمت jättimäisyys grandeur démesurée כָּבִּירוּת विशालता, विपुलता golemost végtelen nagyság kebesaran ógnarstærð enormità 巨大さ 거대함 didumas milzīgums kebesaran reusachtigheid det som er enormt/digert ogrom enormidade enormitate огромность nesmiernosť ogromnost ogromnost ofantlighet, väldighet ความใหญ่มหึมา aşırı büyüklük, muazzamlık 巨大 величезність جسامت sự khổng lồ 巨大

n eˈnormity

1 great wickedness. afskuwelik فَظاعَه чудовищност ohavnost afskyelighed; uhyrlighed der Frevel ανοσιούργημα, βαρβαρότητα atrocidad koletislikkus قباحت kauhistuttavuus crime très grave זְווָעָה दुष्टता pokvarenost gazság kejahatan ódæðisverk atrocità 極悪 극악, 무법 niekšiškumas neģēlība; noziegums kejam gruweldaad, gruwelijkheid uhyrlighet potworność perversidade tică­lo­şie чудовищность obludnosť strahota grozota ogärning, illdåd, gräslighet ความเลวทราม iğrençlik, alçaklık 兇暴 жахливість حد درجے کی شرارت sự tàn ác 凶暴

2 hugeness. enormiteit ضَخامَه، جَسامَه големина obrovitost enormt omfang die Ungeheuerlichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. τεράστιο(ς) enormidad, inmensidad tohutus عظمت suunnattomuus énormité מֵמָדִים עֲצוּמִים विशालता golemost roppant nagyság kebesaran gífurleg stærð enormità 巨大さ 거대함 didumas milzīgums kebesaran reusachtigheid enorm størrelse ogrom tamanho imensitate грандиозность nesmiernosť ogromnost veličina ofantlighet, väldighet ความมหึมา büyüklük, azamet 巨大，龐大 величезність عظیم جسامت sự khổng lồ 巨大，庞大

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enormous → ضخم ohromný enorm enorm τεράστιος enorme valtava énorme ogroman enorme 巨大な 거대한 enorm enorm ogromny enorme громадный enorm ที่ใหญ่มหึมา muazzam to lớn 巨大的