immensity
The characteristic or state of being immenseThe characteristic or state of being immense.
» I'm illuminated by immensity.
Unermessliches erfüllt mich mit Licht. — al_ex_an_der
al_ex_an_der · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)The characteristic or state of being immense.
(countable)An immense object.
- unusual largeness in size or extent or number
Examples
6 sentencesI'm illuminated by immensity.
deUnermessliches erfüllt mich mit Licht. — al_ex_an_der
I illuminate myself with immensity.
deIch erleuchte mich durch Unermessliches. — al_ex_an_der
When you go to the beach you see the immensity of the universe contained in the ocean.
Immensity fills me with light.
deUnermessliches erfüllt mich mit Licht. — al_ex_an_der
I love the immensity of the Sahara Desert.
deIch liebe die unendliche Weite der Sahara. — Waldelfe
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity.From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity.
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Forms
plural: immensities| Singular | immensity |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- unusual largeness in size or extent or number:enormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenesssizeablenessvastnesswideness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.