hugeness

English

Etymology

From Middle English hugenesse, equivalent to huge +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːd͡ʒ.nəs/, [çu̟ːd͡ʒ.nɨs]
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

hugeness (countable and uncountable, plural hugenesses)

  1. the quality of being huge; immensity.
    • 1999, Sarah Waters, Affinity, Virago Press (2012), page 104:
      ‘You little trollop, my husband took you in, on a low rent, out of the hugeness of his heart.’

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