hugeness

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːd͡ʒ.nəs/, [çu̟ːd͡ʒ.nɨs]

• Audio (General American):

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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.’

Translations

quality of being huge

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨大 (zh) (jùdà)

• German: Riesigkeit f, Riesenhaftigkeit (de) f
• Irish: ainmhéid f
• Japanese: 巨大 (ja) (きょだい, kyodai)
• Latvian: milzīgums m, gigantiskums m
• Middle English: hugenesse
• Portuguese: imensidade (pt) f, enormidade f
• Spanish: gigantez f, inmensidad (es) f, enormidad f