Значення

значень: 4
  1. (незлічуване)Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.

    Not until the war ended and journalists were able to enter Cambodia did the world really become aware of the enormity of Pol Pot’s oppression.

    an act of extreme wickedness

  2. (злічуване)A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.

  3. (proscribed, іноді, незлічуване)Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.

  4. (злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.

Приклади

речень: 6
  1. He was unaware of the enormity of the offense.

  2. The more we rant about trivialities, the more we let the enormities slide.

  3. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.

  4. This activity will aid students in internalizing the enormity of space through the use of math and inquiry skills.

  5. What an enormity!

Походження

From Late Middle English ēnorme (“monstrous or unnatural act; enormity”), from Old French

From Late Middle English ēnorme (“monstrous or unnatural act; enormity”), from Old French énormité (“enormity”), from Latin ēnormitās (“irregularity; enormity”), from ēnōrmis (“irregular, unusual; enormous, immense”) + -itās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being). Ēnōrmis is derived from e- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’) + nōrma (“norm, standard”) + -is (Latin suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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Форми

множина: enormities
Однинаenormity
Множинаenormities

правильне

Синоніми

синонімів: 18
deviation from what is normal or standard:anomalousness
deviation from moral normality:atrociousness
a breach of law or morality:desecrationviolation
Близькі за значенням

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 7

Дивіться також

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