enormous Definition
enor·mous (ē nôr′məs, i-)
enormous Related Forms
enormous Synonyms
enormous
modif.
enormous implies an exceeding by far what is normal in size, amount, or degree an enormous nose, enormous expenses; immense, basically implying immeasurability, suggests size beyond the regular run of measurements but does not connote abnormality in that which is very large redwoods are immense trees; huge usually suggests great mass or bulk a huge building, huge profits; gigantic, colossal, and mammoth etymologically imply a comparison with specific objects of great size (respectively, a giant, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the huge, extinct elephant) and therefore emphasize the idea of great magnitude, force, importance, etc., now often hyperbolically; tremendous, literally suggesting that which inspires awe or amazement because of its great size, is also used loosely as an intensive term
enormous Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- term: While the market size is enormous in terms of patient numbers, the global TB market is estimated at only US $ 500 million.
- size: The stem of the agave seems enormous in size when one considers that it is the growth of a few weeks.
Modifies a noun
- amount: Racing brought the company an enormous amount of business.
- potential: There is enormous potential in what trade unions can offer.
- quantity: Roman custom also called for an enormous quantity of beer to be provided at these ceremonies for consumption by the workers.
- wealth: That broad outline disguises an enormous wealth of detail.
- pressure: The huge urban demand for bushmeat is putting enormous pressure on the wildlife of the forests.
- contribution: I and the Board would like to thank him for his enormous contribution to BNFL's future.
Modifying Another Word
- potentially: Combine the two buildings and you have a potentially enormous event.
- absolutely: It is absolutely enormous, but if you have the time, it's definitely worth a scan.
- truly: Youâll find the Great Lakes of Africa in the truly enormous Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
- so: The benefits of these techniques are so enormous that simple binary trees aren't used in big programs - see the appendix.
- simply: Nevertheless, their contribution to the cult of Scottish thrift was quite simply enormous.
- relatively: The one exception was the relatively enormous open diapason which swamped everything in the organ.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: The stem of the agave seems enormous in size when one considers that it is the growth of a few weeks.
- remain: And while a handful of employers are reacting, the gap between expectation and reality remains enormous.
- become: But because The English Patient suddenly became enormous, someone bought up all his books.
- grow: On the other hand, in agent-based simulations g t easily grows enormous, hindering any attempt at algebraic manipulation.
- prove: The president's ability to take advantage of the people's suffering proved enormous.
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