Hypernym

noun

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Domain_of_synset_-_USAGE

noun

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

enormity 2

noundomain: property

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

vastness of size or extent

Examples

1.universities recognized the enormity of their task
2.in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size

Derivationally related form

adjective

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

Member_of_this_domain_-_USAGE

noun

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech