ENORMITY


Meaning of ENORMITY in English

ə̇ˈnȯ(r)məd.ē, -ətē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle French enormité, from Latin enormitat-, enormitas, from enormis + -itat-, -itas -ity

1. : the quality or state of exceeding a measure or rule or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous

the enormity of the offense

2. : a grave offense against order, right, or decency

3. obsolete

a. : abnormality

b. : something abnormal or eccentric

4.

a. : hugeness , immensity

b. : a thing of huge size

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.