enormity

Etymology
From Late, from , from , from +  (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being). Ēnōrmis is derived from (a variant of  (prefix meaning ‘out; away’) +  +  (Latin suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Noun

 * 1)  Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.
 * 2)  Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.
 * 3)  A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.
 * 4)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
 * 1)  A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.
 * 2)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
 * 1)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
 * 1)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
 * 1)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
 * 1)  Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.

Usage notes
Enormity as a synonym for is sometimes considered an error, though other usage guides hold that there is little basis for the distinction. Both words ultimately go back to the same Latin source word meaning “deviating from the norm, abnormal”.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:strangeness
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:villainy

Translations

 * Bulgarian: чудовищност
 * Galician:
 * Latin: immānitās
 * Portuguese: enormidade
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:, enormidad


 * Catalan:
 * Galician:
 * Latvian: milzīgums, gigantiskums
 * Portuguese: enormidade
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: enormidad, gigantez