enormous
adjective
enor·mous
i-ˈnȯr-məs 
ē-
1
: marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
especially
: exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions
2
a
: exceedingly wicked : shocking
an enormous sin
b
archaic
: abnormal, inordinate
enormousness
noun
Examples of enormous in a Sentence
They live in an enormous house.
We chose not to undertake the project because of the enormous costs involved.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Among the projects will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 15 July 2025
Well, look, the billionaires have an enormous amount of power and money, but there’s a lot more of us than there are of them.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The prescriptions include exercise, art, music, exposure to nature and volunteering, which are known to have enormous benefits to physical and mental health.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for enormous
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“Enormous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enormous. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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enormous
adjective
enor·mous
i-ˈnȯr-məs
: extraordinarily great in size, number, or degree
enormously
adverb
enormousness
noun
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