enormity
IPA: ɪnˈɔrmʌti
noun
- (obsolete) Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.
- (uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.
- (countable) A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.
- (uncountable, sometimes proscribed) Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
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Examples of "enormity" in Sentences
- The vice of the Sodomites is an unparalleled enormity.
- This seems to imply that enormousness is one of the meanings of enormity.
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