Enormity Definition & Meaning
enormity
- noun
- the quality of being outrageous
- vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
- the quality of extreme wickedness
- an act of extreme wickedness
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- What does enormity mean?
- the quality of being outrageous vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task" the quality of extreme wickedness an act of extreme wickedness
- What part of speech is enormity?
- Enormity is a noun.
- How many definitions does enormity have?
- Enormity has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).