Enormous
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
Definitions
Of great size, extent, or degree; huge; immense.
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
Extremely large in size or degree
The stadium held an enormous crowd.
💡 Simply: Think of a giant, super-sized version of something! It's like if a regular pizza was suddenly a pizza the size of your whole living room. That would be enormous!
👶 For kids: Really, really big!
More Examples
She faced an enormous challenge.
They had an enormous amount of work to do.
How It's Used
"The enormous building towered over the city."
"The telescope revealed an enormous galaxy."
"The company reported an enormous profit."
From Old French "enorme" (huge, immense), from Latin "enormis" (out of rule, unusual, immense), from "e-" (out) + "norma" (rule, pattern).
Used since the 15th century, initially in reference to moral or ethical transgressions ('enormity' was the primary term for the word). The sense of 'great size' evolved later.
Memory tip
Imagine an 'enormous' elephant - the 'en-' suggests 'enlarged' and 'ormous' sounds like 'enormous' – both representing size.
Practice
Word Origin
Root: norma