enormities

Variant of enormity

enormity definition

enor·mity (ē nôr′mə tē, i-)

noun pl. enormities -·ties

  1. great wickedness the enormity of a crime
  2. a monstrous or outrageous act; very wicked crime
  3. enormous size or extent; vastness: in modern use, considered a loose usage by some

Etymology: Fr enormité < L enormitas < enormis, irregular, immoderate, immense < e-, out + norma, rule: see norm

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