enormous
enormous
adjective
/ɪˈnɔːməs/
​extremely large
SYNONYM huge, immense
an enormous house/dog
an enormous amount of time
Current processors can perform an enormous number of operations per second.
Universities are under enormous pressure financially.
young dancers who show enormous potential
Their house is absolutely enormous!
The problems facing the President are enormous.
An enormous number of people were killed that night.
The cost of the work was enormous.
The council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project.
The implications of such a proposal are enormous.
They've bought an enormous house in the country.
enormous fun/​pleasure/​importance/​significance/​flexibility/​scope
Collocations
noun
advance
advantage
amount
Word Origin
mid 16th cent.: from Latin enormis ‘unusual, huge’ (from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + norma ‘pattern, standard’) + -ous.