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i-NORM-uh-s/ɪˈnɔːməs/

Enormous means extremely large. An enormous house; an enormous difference. Huge and massive are close; big is too weak for this level of size. Enormous can describe problems and amounts, not only objects. Enormously is the adverb: enormously popular.

Meaning

Extremely large.

Examples

• “They live in an enormous house.”
• “There is an enormous amount of work still to do.”
• “The new stadium is enormous.”

Good to know

an enormous + noun. Everyday weaker word: big. Adverb: enormously.

Near in meaning

huge, massive

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