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Meaning of 'enormity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enormity [ n.]
- The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
- That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.

Meaning of 'enormity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . enormity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- vastness of size or extent
Example in sentence:
  • in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size;
  • universities recognized the enormity of their task

Nearby Words:

enodal enodation enode enoint enomotarch enomoty enopla enoptomancy enorm enormities

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