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- DictionaryE·nor·mous/iˈnôrməs/
adjective
- 1. very large in size, quantity, or extent: "the possibilities are enormous"
Enormous definition: greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense. See examples of ENORMOUS used in a sentence.
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: an immense sky. Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity: a huge tanker.
Definition of enormous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. adjective. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. [emphasis] It was an enormous disappointment.
When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!” The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal.
B1. extremely large: This living room is enormous. They spent an enormous amount of money on the project. Fewer examples. He managed to eat lunch despite having had an enormous breakfast. The garden is enormous but the house itself is very small. She's earned enormous respect from her fellow artists. The country has experienced enormous change.
Synonyms for ENORMOUS: huge, vast, tremendous, gigantic, massive, giant, immense, colossal; Antonyms of ENORMOUS: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, diminutive, microscopic, miniature, micro, microscopical.
