Meaning of word enormous

огромный, громадный, чудовищный, ужасный

прилагательное ↓

- громадный, огромный, грандиозный

enormous changes — огромные перемены 
enormous sum — громадная сумма 
enormous appetite — чудовищный аппетит 
enormous bliss — беспредельное блаженство 
enormous woe — безмерное горе 

- ужасный, чудовищный

enormous crime — ужасное /гнусное/ злодеяние 
enormous offences — тяжкие преступления 

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a singer with an enormous amount of talent — певец с огромным талантом  
the enormous girth of the tree — огромная окружность ствола этого дерева  
the enormous variety of marine life — огромное разнообразие морской жизни  
brisk / enormous / great / strong demand — большой спрос  
an enormous fortune — несметное богатство  
enormous wickedness — чудовищное злодеяние  
enormous crimes — чудовищные преступления  
enormous / heavy odds — огромные, непреодолимые трудности  
enormous / huge / large / tremendous amount — огромное количество  
enormous scale — огромный размер, большой размах  
enormous / tremendous size — очень большой размер  
enormous number — огромное количество  

Примеры с переводом

They live in an enormous house. 

Они живут в огромном доме.

The team made an enormous effort. 

Команда проделала гигантскую работу.

He’s only seventeen, but he has enormous self-confidence. 

Ему только семнадцать лет, и — такое самомнение!

He has an enormous hooter. 

У него огромный носище /шнобель/.

These avalanches consist of enormous blocks of ice. 

Эти лавины состоят из огромных кусков льда.

She ran up an enormous phone bill. 

Она наговорила по телефону огромную сумму.

The boxer’s return generated enormous publicity. 

Возвращение боксера на ринг произвело сенсацию.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Despite our differences, I have enormous respect for him.  

Incoming tides funnel up the channel with enormous power.  

The problems confronting the new government were enormous.  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

enormously  — чрезвычайно, крайне
enormousness  — огромность, огромные размеры, огромные масштабы

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1

: marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree

especially

: exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for enormous

huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.

vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.



a gigantic sports stadium

colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.



a colossal statue of Lincoln

mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

Example Sentences



They live in an enormous house.



We chose not to undertake the project because of the enormous costs involved.

Recent Examples on the Web

Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise.


—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2023




It’s been an enormous gift.


—Mia Mcniece, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023




Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise.


—Paul Kiel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023




But the vast majority of the songs leave no impression whatsoever, despite the boundless enthusiasm and unimpeachable professionalism of the show’s enormous ensemble cast.


—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023




Scientists targeted Jezero for Perseverance because, on our planet, sprawling river systems like that found in the Martian crater build up enormous deposits of sediments.


—Jonathan O’callaghan, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023




Many homeowners have seen an enormous increase in their home equity over the past few years, thanks to the hot housing market.


—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023




The flames lit by an arsonist had superheated the three-foot thick walls of the enormous warehouse, cooking or scorching 4.5 million bottles of fine wine worth about $250 million.


—Frances Dinkelspiel, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023




The woman was able to push a fellow climber to safety before she was crushed by an enormous ice column that detached from the terrain above, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a news release.


—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Time Traveler

The first known use of enormous was
in 1531

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enormous, immense, huge, vast, gigantic, colossal, mammoth mean exceedingly large.

What is a word for enormous?

Some common synonyms of enormous are colossal, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, and vast.

What are two synonyms for enormous?

enormous

  • colossal.
  • excessive.
  • gargantuan.
  • gigantic.
  • huge.
  • humongous.
  • immense.
  • mammoth.

What does enormous mean answer?

Enormous means extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

What is another word for vast or enormous?

Some common synonyms of vast are colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, and mammoth. While all these words mean «exceedingly large,» vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

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What is the root word of enormous?

enormous (adj.)

1530s, «abnormal» (usually in a bad sense), from Latin enormis «out of rule, irregular, shapeless; extraordinary, very large,» from assimilated form of ex «out of» (see ex-) + norma «rule, norm» (see norm), with English -ous substituted for Latin -is.

What is the synonym of deep?

adjective. wide, bottomless, broad, far, profound, unfathomable, yawning. mysterious, abstract, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, hidden, obscure, recondite, secret. intense, extreme, grave, great, profound, serious (informal), unqualified. absorbed, engrossed, immersed, lost, preoccupied, rapt.

What is the example of enormous?

The definition of enormous is something that is bigger than the usual size. An example of enormous is a pumpkin the size of a car. Very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense. (archaic) Very wicked; outrageous.

Is enormous a adverb?

ENORMOUSLY (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

What is the sentence of enormous?

Enormous sentence example. His papers were sensational in form and contents and had an enormous popular circulation. This spawn is sometimes so profuse that it is pulled out of the beds in enormous masses and carted away in barrows. As soon as Rostov heard them, an enormous load of doubt fell from him.

What is the antonym and synonym of enormous?

enormous. Synonyms: huge, immense, gigantic, colossal, elephantine, vast, gross, monstrous, prodigious. Antonyms: diminutive, insignificant, trivial, venial, average, ordinary, regular.

Is enormous bigger than huge?

As adjectives the difference between huge and enormous

is that huge is very large while enormous is (obsolete) deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

What kind of adverb is enormous?

In an enormous manner. Shockingly. To an enormous degree; extremely.

What does E mean in enormous?

Word Origin for enormous

C16: from Latin ēnormis, from ē- out of, away from + norma rule, pattern.

How do you write ginormous?

Is ‘Ginormous’ a Word?

  1. Ginormous is a non-standard word.
  2. Ginormous is an adjective that means very big.

Is ginormous in the dictionary?

The Oxford English Dictionary introduced the term in 1989 but still marks it as “slang.” Merriam-Webster’s, however, counts it as “real.” In 2007, the dictionary admitted ginormous into its pages. M-W noted its etymology as a combination of gigantic and enormous.

What is enormous amount?

Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount.

What’s another word for deeper meaning?

deepest mind. deepest part. deepest within. deep-fat-fried.

What is the synonym of deepest?

Deepest synonyms

Somber or dark in hue. 1. 0. nethermost. Lowest; farthest down.

What is the synonym of abundant?

Frequently Asked Questions About abundant

Some common synonyms of abundant are ample, copious, and plentiful. While all these words mean «more than sufficient without being excessive,» abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful.

What’s the noun of gigantic?

gigantism. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.

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  • 1
    enormous

    1) грома́дный; огро́мный;

    2) чудо́вищный, ужа́сный

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > enormous

  • 2
    enormous

    Персональный Сократ > enormous

  • 3
    enormous

    [ıʹnɔ:məs]

    1. громадный, огромный, грандиозный

    2. ужасный, чудовищный

    enormous crime — ужасное /гнусное/ злодеяние

    НБАРС > enormous

  • 4
    enormous

    1. a громадный, огромный, грандиозный

    2. a ужасный, чудовищный

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. atrocious (adj.) atrocious; depraved; egregious; flagitious; flagrant; outrageous; scandalous; wicked

    2. huge (adj.) Antaean; behemothic; big; Brobdingnagian; Bunyanesque; colossal; cyclopean; dinosauric; elephantine; gargantuan; giant; gigantean; gigantesque; gigantic; great; Herculean; heroic; huge; immense; jumbo; large; leviathan; lusty; mammoth; massive; massy; mastodonic; mighty; monster; monstrous; monumental; mountainous; planetary; prodigious; stupendous; titanic; tremendous; vast

    Антонимический ряд:

    diminutive; honourable; inconsequential; inconsiderable; insignificant; light; little; minute; ordinary; paltry; petty; regular; slight; tiny

    English-Russian base dictionary > enormous

  • 5
    enormous

    [ɪˈnɔ:məs]

    enormous громадный; огромный; enormous changes огромные перемены enormous амер. чудовищный, ужасный enormous громадный; огромный; enormous changes огромные перемены

    English-Russian short dictionary > enormous

  • 6
    enormous

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > enormous

  • 7
    enormous

    [ɪ’nɔːməs]

    прил.

    1) громадный; гигантский, обширный, огромный

    These avalanches consist of enormous blocks of ice. — Эти лавины состоят из огромных кусков льда.

    Syn:

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > enormous

  • 8
    enormous

    огромный
    имя прилагательное:

    громадный (enormous, huge, vast, tremendous, immense, great)

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > enormous

  • 9
    enormous

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > enormous

  • 10
    enormous

    [ɪ’nɔːməs]

    adj

    огромный, громадный, гигантский

    — enormous house


    — party was an enormous success

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > enormous

  • 11
    enormous

    [ɪ’nɔːməs]

    1) Общая лексика: бешеный, грандиозный, громадный, огромный, чудовищный, ужасающий, огромный по размеру , огромного размера, располневший, невероятный, неимоверный

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > enormous

  • 12
    enormous

    adjective

    1) громадный; огромный; enormous changes огромные перемены

    2)

    amer.

    чудовищный, ужасный

    Syn:

    massive

    * * *

    (a) громадный; огромный

    * * *

    громадный, огромный

    * * *

    [e’nor·mous || -məs]
    громадный, огромный, ужасный, чудовищный

    * * *

    большущий

    громаден

    громадный

    огромен

    огромный

    ужасный

    * * *

    1) громадный
    2) чудовищный

    Новый англо-русский словарь > enormous

  • 13
    enormous

    [ɪ`nɔːməs]

    громадный; гигантский, обширный, огромный

    чудовищный

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > enormous

  • 14
    enormous

    огромный; громадный; гигантский

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > enormous

  • 15
    enormous

    грандиозный

    English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > enormous

  • 16
    enormous

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > enormous

  • 17
    enormous

    большущий

    громаден

    громадный

    огромен

    огромный

    ужасный

    English-Russian smart dictionary > enormous

  • 18
    enormous

    огромный, громадный; чудовищный

    English-Russian mining dictionary > enormous

  • 19
    enormous

    Dictionary English-Interslavic > enormous

  • 20
    enormous changes

    enormous changes огромные перемены

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > enormous changes

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  • Enormous — E*nor mous, a. [L. enormis enormous, out of rule; e out + norma rule: cf. F. [ e]norme. See {Normal}.] 1. Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal. Enormous bliss. Milton. This enormous state. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enormous — [ē nôr′məs, inôr′məs] adj. [ME enormyouse < L enormis (see ENORMITY) + OUS] 1. very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense 2. Archaic very wicked; outrageous enormously adv. enormousness n. SYN.… …   English World dictionary

  • enormous — index exorbitant, far reaching, flagrant, grandiose, gross (flagrant), major, outrageous, ponderous …   Law dictionary

  • enormous — 1530s, from L. enormis out of rule, irregular, shapeless, extraordinary, very large, from ex out of (see EX (Cf. ex )) + norma rule, norm (see NORM (Cf. norm)), with English OUS (Cf. ous) substituted for L. is. Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • enormous — *huge, vast, immense, elephantine, mammoth, giant, gigantic, gigantean, colossal, gargantuan, Herculean, cyclopean, titanic, Brobdingnagian Analogous words: prodigious, stupendous, tremendous, *monstrous, monumental: inordinate, exorbitant,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enormous — [adj] very large astronomic, barn door*, blimp*, colossal, excessive, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo*, mammoth, massive, monstrous, mountainous, prodigious, stupendous, supercolossal*, titanic*, tremendous, vast,… …   New thesaurus

  • enormous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very large. DERIVATIVES enormously adverb enormousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • enormous — 01. The visit by the President resulted in an [enormous] traffic jam. 02. Russia is an [enormous] country, the largest in the world. 03. She lives in an [enormous] house, with 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and an indoor swimming pool. 04. Céline Dion… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • enormous — [[t]ɪnɔ͟ː(r)məs[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous… There is, of course, an enormous amount to see. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You can use enormous to emphasize …   English dictionary

  • enormous — adjective Etymology: Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule Date: 1531 1. a. archaic abnormal, inordinate b. exceedingly wicked ; shocking < an enormous sin > 2. mark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enormous — e|nor|mous [ ı nɔrməs ] adjective *** very large in size or quantity: The enormous birthday cake dwarfed everything else on the table. The stress they re under is enormous. an enormous amount/number/volume etc.: An enormous amount of money has… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔː(ɹ)məs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məs

Adjective[edit]

enormous (comparative more enormous, superlative most enormous)

  1. (obsolete) Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.
    • , New York 2001, p.105:
      all shall be rather enforced than hindered, except they be dismembered, or grievously deformed, infirm, or visited with some enormous hereditary disease is body or mind […].
  2. (obsolete) Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous.
    • 1872, James Pillsbury Lane, Historical Sketches of the First Congregational Church, Bristol, R.I., 1689-1872, page 61:
      Men would prove wolves and vipers; tigers and dragons mixt in one and the same person to each other. O bless God for this great gift of Princes and Judges to rule the wicked and enormous world and to sway the scepter of righteousness […]
    • 1898, Christianity in Earnest, for Church Extension and Saloon Suppression, page 7:
      Protestant Christian people are largely ignorant or indifferent to the wicked and enormous religious claims of Romanism. As a so-called religious organization, Romanism is not only the foe of Protestantism, but […]
  3. Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎[1]:

      He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.

    • 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:

      Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

    • 2018 May 17, “Corbynomics would change Britain—but not in the way most people think”, in The Economist‎[2]:

      Piecing together Corbynomics is difficult, not least because it has evolved during Mr Corbyn’s time in charge of Labour. The gulf between the Labour leadership’s past positions and the milder proposals in the manifesto means that enormous uncertainty hangs over what a Corbyn-led government would do in office.

Synonyms[edit]

  • massive
  • huge
  • gigantic
  • humongous
  • abnormal
  • tremendous
  • See also Thesaurus:large

Derived terms[edit]

  • enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

Translations[edit]

extremely large

  • Arabic: ضَخْم‎ (ḍaḵm), هَائِل‎ (hāʔil)
  • Norwegian: enorm, diger (no), kjempestor (no), gigantisk
  • Belarusian: веліза́рны (vjelizárny), велічэ́зны (vjeličézny), вялі́зны (vjalízny), аграма́дны (ahramádny)
  • Bulgarian: грама́ден (bg) (gramáden), огро́мен (bg) (ogrómen)
  • Catalan: enorme (ca)
  • Cherokee: ᎤᎪᏗᏗ (ugodidi)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 巨大的 (zh) (jùdà de)
  • Czech: obrovský (cs), ohromný (cs)
  • Dutch: enorm (nl), gigantisch (nl)
  • Esperanto: enorma (eo)
  • Finnish: huikea (fi), valtava (fi), valtaisa (fi)
  • French: énorme (fr)
  • Galician: enorme
  • Georgian: უზარმაზარი (uzarmazari), ვებერთელა (vebertela), უშველებელი (ušvelebeli)
  • German: enorm (de), riesig (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: παμμεγέθης (pammegéthēs)
  • Irish: anmhór
  • Italian: enorme (it), grandissimo (it), vasto (it), smisurato (it)
  • Japanese: 巨大な (ja) (きょだいな, kyodai na)
  • Kabuverdianu: jiganti
  • Khmer: ធំសម្បើម (thom sɑmbaəm), សម្បើម (km) (sɑmbaəm)
  • Korean: 거대하다 (ko) (geodaehada)
  • Latin: immānis, ingens
  • Latvian: milzīgs, gigantisks
  • Macedonian: огромен (ogromen)
  • Maltese: daqsiex
  • Maori: tuangea
  • Norman: ênorme (Jersey)
  • Occitan: enòrme (oc)
  • Polish: ogromny (pl), olbrzymi (pl)
  • Portuguese: enorme (pt), gigante (pt)
  • Romanian: enorm (ro), uriaș (ro), gigant (ro)
  • Russian: огро́мный (ru) (ogrómnyj), грома́дный (ru) (gromádnyj), гига́нтский (ru) (gigántskij), здорове́нный (ru) (zdorovénnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: an-mhòr
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: о̏гро̄ман
    Roman: ȍgrōman (sh)
  • Seri: aapa
  • Slovak: obrovský, ohromný
  • Slovene: ogromen (sl)
  • Spanish: enorme (es), ingente (es)
  • Swedish: enorm (sv)
  • Thai: มหึมา (má-hʉ̀-maa)
  • Turkish: kocaman (tr)
  • Ukrainian: величе́зний (velyčéznyj), здорове́ний (zdorovényj)
  • Vietnamese: khổng lồ (vi)

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