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immensity

[ ih-men-si-tee ]

noun

  1. vastness; enormous extent:

    the immensity of the Roman empire.

  2. the state or condition of being immense.


immensity

/ ɪˈ³¾É›²Ô²õɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being immense; vastness; enormity
  2. enormous expanse, distance, or volume

    the immensity of space

  3. informal.
    a huge amount

    an immensity of wealth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of immensity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word ¾±³¾³¾Å§²Ô²õ¾±³ÙÄå²õ. See immense, -ity
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"I don't think I quite understood the immensity of winning an Olympic gold and what it meant," Scott continued.

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"The immensity of this situation cannot be overstated," he said.

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Just a few months after the release of his gripping, gothic feature film debut “The Witch†in 2016, director Robert Eggers balked at the immensity of his next opportunity: a remake of F.W.

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By returning to us, "Pachinko" gives us more of a sense of that immensity in ways we previously may not have thought possible.

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They are simultaneously heartbroken by the immensity of the Jewish suffering and the moral discomfort of seeing such a massively disproportionate response inflicted against civilians.

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