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enormity

Noun

∙ Extreme wickedness, nefariousness, cruelty. [from 15th c.] uncountable
∙ An act of extreme evil or wickedness. [from 15th c.] countable
∙ Hugeness, enormousness, immenseness. [from 18th c.] uncountable

BABYLON ENGLISH
enormity n.
atrociousness, offensiveness; something terrible or atrocious; immensity, hugeness

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
enormity
enormity
\e*nor"mi*ty\ (?), n.; pl. enormities (#). [l. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. f. énormité. see enormous.]
1. the state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. the enormity of his learned acquisitions.
2. that which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. these clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame.

WORDNET 2.0
enormity
Noun
1. the quality of being outrageous
(synonym) outrageousness
(hypernym) indecency
2. 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"
(hypernym) enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness
(classification) colloquialism
3. the quality of extreme wickedness
(hypernym) nefariousness, wickedness, vileness
4. an act of extreme wickedness
(hypernym) atrocity, inhumanity

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

enormity

Noun

∙ Extreme wickedness, nefariousness, cruelty. [from 15th c.] uncountable
∙ An act of extreme evil or wickedness. [from 15th c.] countable
∙ Hugeness, enormousness, immenseness. [from 18th c.] uncountable

BABYLON ENGLISH
enormity n.
atrociousness, offensiveness; something terrible or atrocious; immensity, hugeness

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
enormity
enormity
\e*nor"mi*ty\ (?), n.; pl. enormities (#). [l. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. f. énormité. see enormous.]
1. the state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. the enormity of his learned acquisitions.
2. that which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. these clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame.

WORDNET 2.0
enormity
Noun
1. the quality of being outrageous
(synonym) outrageousness
(hypernym) indecency
2. 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"
(hypernym) enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness
(classification) colloquialism
3. the quality of extreme wickedness
(hypernym) nefariousness, wickedness, vileness
4. an act of extreme wickedness
(hypernym) atrocity, inhumanity

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