enormous (/ɪˈnɔːməs/)
adjective · Intermediate · Adjectives
🔊 /ɪˈnɔːməs/
Meaning
Meaning: extremely large
Very large in size or quantity, much bigger than normal.
Examples
🗣 The blue whale is an enormous animal, far larger than any dinosaur that ever lived.
Etymology
From Latin ‘enormis’ (out of rule), from ‘e-‘ and ‘norma’ (pattern, rule).
How & Where It’s Used
Slightly more formal than ‘huge’; stresses surprising largeness.
Tags: size, emphasis