e·nor·mous ( -nôr m s)adj. 1. Very great in size, extent, number, or degree. 2. Archaic Very wicked; heinous. [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.]e·nor mous·ly adv.e·nor mous·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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| Adv. | 1. |  enormously - extremely; "he was enormously popular" |
enormously
adverb very, highly, greatly, really, quite, deeply, particularly, seriously (informal), severely, truly, extremely, absolutely, terribly, remarkably, ultra, utterly, unusually, jolly (Brit.), wonderfully, exceptionally, profoundly, extraordinarily, intensely, decidedly, markedly, awfully (informal), acutely, exceedingly, excessively, noticeably, superlatively, inordinately, uncommonly, to a fault, to the nth degree, surpassingly, to or in the extreme This book was enormously influential.
Translations
enormously [ɪˈnɔːməslɪ] ADV [improve, vary, help] → enormemente; [enjoy] → muchísimo, enormemente; [like] → muchísimo; [important, difficult, popular] → tremendamente; [relieved] → inmensamente, enormemente
it's enormously expensive → es tremendamente or enormemente caro → es carísimo
he runs an enormously successful business → dirige un negocio muy próspero
he launched an enormously successful stage career → inició una carrera teatral de enorme éxito
it's enormously expensive → es tremendamente or enormemente caro → es carísimo
he runs an enormously successful business → dirige un negocio muy próspero
he launched an enormously successful stage career → inició una carrera teatral de enorme éxito
enormously [ɪˈnɔːrməsli] adv [vary, change] → énormément; [improve, grow] → énormément; [increase] → dans des proportions énormes; [enjoy] → énormément; [popular, successful, rich] → extrêmement; [important, powerful] → extrêmement
to be enormously successful → avoir un succès énorme
The film was enormously successful at the box office → Le film a eu un succès énorme au box-office.
to be enormously successful → avoir un succès énorme
The film was enormously successful at the box office → Le film a eu un succès énorme au box-office.
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