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immensity Definition

im·men·sity (i mensə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

the state or quality of being immense; specif.,

  1. great size or limitless extent
  2. infinite space or being

Etymology: Fr immensité < L immensitas

immensity Synonyms

immensity

n.

infinity, vastness, greatness, massiveness, hugeness, enormousness, immeasurableness, boundlessness, bulkiness, sizableness, immenseness, bigness, largeness, gigantism, tremendousness, stupendousness, monstrousness, enormity, magnitude; see also extent.

Antonyms tininess, minuteness, insignificance.

immensity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • task: It also invites one to ponder on the immensity of the task that was undertaken.
  • space: I sat at the window and stared at the immensity of space.
  • problem: One lay in the immensity of the practical problems themselves.
  • universe: I read of the immensities of this universe and realize my life is only the flaring of a match against eternity's darkness.
  • time: It is almost impossible for the human mind to grasp such an immensity of time.
  • landscape: Sounds of crashing waves of the treacherous Bideford Bar in front of you. and one really appreciates the immensity of the landscape.

Converse of subject

  • overwhelm: I become so overwhelmed by the immensity and beauty of it all that I stare for hours.
  • dwarf: For the rest of the summer and the following winter the fort was dwarfed by the immensity of its solitude.

Converse of object

  • grasp: The key to a healthy view of yourself is to grasp the immensity of Christ's love for you.
  • realize: Few people realize the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.
  • see: As the blind eye does not see the immensity of creation, so the blind spirit does not see the limitless power of God.
  • appreciate: Even with good visibility, it can be hard to appreciate the immensity of Scapa diving.
  • pound: Contents Palestrina in the gallery Pounding the immensities Spanning the gap A community of faith?
  • demonstrate: There are several ways of demonstrating the immensity of geological time.

Adjective modifier

  • sheer: That will never happen as we all know as the sheer immensity of the drop is too great.
  • awesome: L.S.D. - causes pleasure and a magnified appreciation of the awesome immensity of reality.