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Added 9 October 2026

enormous

/ɪˈnɔː.məs/ adjective

In Latin: immānis, ingens Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about enormous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.
an enormous boulder

Origin

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

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