enormous
Translation
enormous, huge, vast, immense
Examples
They live in an enormous house.
They live in an enormous house.
The pressure to succeed was enormous.
The pressure to succeed was enormous.
Grammar Patterns
((enormous)) + noun An enormous task lies ahead of us.
Similar Words
Synonyms: huge, vast, immense; Antonyms: tiny, small, minuscule
Etymology
From Latin 'e-' (out of) + 'norma' (norm, standard). Literally 'out of the norm' in size.
Memory Tips
Think 'e-norm-ous' - something so big it's 'out of the norm'.