enormous

adjective
UK: /ɪˈnɔː.məs/
US: /ɪˈnɔːr.məs/

  1. Extremely large in size or amount.

    1. The enormous dog scared me.
    2. They live in an enormous house overlooking the ocean.

  2. Very great in degree or intensity.

    1. We felt enormous relief after the exam.
    2. The company suffered enormous losses due to the economic downturn.

Synonyms

tremendous colossal vast huge immense gigantic massive
enormous intransitive-verb

  1. To become extremely large in size or amount.

    1. The problem is enormously.
    2. The deficit has enormously since the last election.
enormous transitive-verb

  1. To make something extremely large in size or amount.

    1. We must enormously our efforts.
    2. The company has plans to enormously its production capacity.
enormous adverb

  1. To a very great degree or extent; extremely.

    1. I enjoyed the party enormously.
    2. The support from the community was enormously appreciated during the crisis.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "enormous" in English means: Extremely large in size or amount., Very great in degree or intensity..

The phonetic transcription of "enormous" is /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ in British English and /ɪˈnɔːr.məs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "enormous": tremendous, colossal, vast, huge, immense, gigantic, massive.

Example usage of "enormous": "The enormous dog scared me.". More examples on the page.