adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪˈnɔː.məs/
Canada, US:/ɪˈnoɹ.məs/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)məs
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adj
Meaning 1
Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The enormous Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree- Walter Lippman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an enormous boulder
enormous expenses
tremendous sweeping plains
a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology
a plane took off with a tremendous noise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tremendous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ضَخْم
(ḍaḵm)
— extremely large
Arabic:
هَائِل
(hāʔil)
— extremely large
Belarusian:
веліза́рны
(vjelizárny)
— extremely large
Belarusian:
велічэ́зны
(vjeličézny)
— extremely large
Belarusian:
вялі́зны
(vjalízny)
— extremely large
Belarusian:
аграма́дны
(ahramádny)
— extremely large
Bulgarian:
грама́ден
(gramáden)
— extremely large
Bulgarian:
огро́мен
(ogrómen)
— extremely large
Catalan:
enorme
— extremely large
Cherokee:
ᎤᎪᏗᏗ
(ugodidi)
— extremely large
Chinese Mandarin:
巨大的
(jùdà de)
— extremely large
Czech:
obrovský
— extremely large
Czech:
ohromný
— extremely large
Czech:
enormní
— extremely large
Dutch:
enorm
— extremely large
Dutch:
gigantisch
— extremely large
Esperanto:
enorma
— extremely large
Finnish:
huikea
— extremely large
Finnish:
jättiläismäinen
— extremely large
Finnish:
jättimäinen
— extremely large
Finnish:
suunnaton
— extremely large
Finnish:
valtava
— extremely large
Finnish:
valtaisa
— extremely large
French:
énorme
— extremely large
Galician:
enorme
— extremely large
Georgian:
უზარმაზარი
(uzarmazari)
— extremely large
Georgian:
ვებერთელა
(vebertela)
— extremely large
Georgian:
უშველებელი
(ušvelebeli)
— extremely large
German:
enorm
— extremely large
German:
riesig
— extremely large
Greek:
τεράστιος
(terástios)
— extremely large
Ancient Greek:
παμμεγέθης
(pammegéthēs)
— extremely large
Hungarian:
hatalmas
— extremely large
Ingrian:
suursummain
— extremely large
Irish:
anmhór
— extremely large
Italian:
enorme
— extremely large
Italian:
grandissimo
— extremely large
Italian:
vasto
— extremely large
Italian:
smisurato
— extremely large
Japanese:
巨大な
(kyodai na)
— extremely large
Kabuverdianu:
jiganti
— extremely large
Khmer:
ធំសម្បើម
(thom sɑɑsɑmbaəm)
— extremely large
Khmer:
សម្បើម
(sɑɑsɑmbaəm)
— extremely large
Korean:
거대하다
(geodaehada)
— extremely large
Latin:
immānis
— extremely large
Latin:
ingens
— extremely large
Latvian:
milzīgs
— extremely large
Latvian:
gigantisks
— extremely large
Macedonian:
огромен
(ogromen)
— extremely large
Maltese:
daqsiex
— extremely large
Māori:
tuangea
— extremely large
Norman:
ênorme
— extremely large
Norwegian:
enorm
— extremely large
Norwegian:
diger
— extremely large
Norwegian:
kjempestor
— extremely large
Norwegian:
gigantisk
— extremely large
Occitan:
enòrme
— extremely large
Polish:
gargantuiczny
— extremely large
Polish:
gigantyczny
— extremely large
Polish:
ogromny
— extremely large
Polish:
olbrzymi
— extremely large
Portuguese:
enorme
— extremely large
Portuguese:
gigante
— extremely large
Romanian:
enorm
— extremely large
Romanian:
uriaș
— extremely large
Romanian:
gigant
— extremely large
Russian:
огро́мный
(ogrómnyj)
— extremely large
Russian:
грома́дный
(gromádnyj)
— extremely large
Russian:
гига́нтский
(gigántskij)
— extremely large
Russian:
здорове́нный
(zdorovénnyj)
— extremely large
Scottish Gaelic:
an-mhòr
— extremely large
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏гро̄ман
— extremely large
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍgrōman
— extremely large
Seri:
aapa
— extremely large
Slovak:
obrovský
— extremely large
Slovak:
ohromný
— extremely large
Slovene:
ogromen
— extremely large
Spanish:
enorme
— extremely large
Spanish:
ingente
— extremely large
Swedish:
enorm
— extremely large
Thai:
มหึมา
(má-hʉ̀-maa)
— extremely large
Turkish:
kocaman
— extremely large
Ukrainian:
величе́зний
(velyčéznyj)
— extremely large
Ukrainian:
здорове́ний
(zdorovényj)
— extremely large
