enormity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Related terms

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[edit] Noun

enormity (plural enormities)

1. (uncountable) Extreme wickedness, nefariousness.
2. (countable) An act of extreme evil or wickedness.
3. (uncountable) (proscribed) Hugeness, enormousness, immenseness.

[edit] Usage notes

• The spreading use of enormity as a synonym of enormousness has been hotly disputed, but appears to become more and more accepted.

[edit] Related terms

• enormousness
• enormous