ENORMITY
\ɪnˈɔːmɪti], \ɪnˈɔːmɪti], \ɪ_n_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of ENORMITY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an act of extreme wickedness
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the quality of extreme wickedness
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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"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
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That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.
By Oddity Software
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The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
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That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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