immensity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈmɛn.sɪ.ti/
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Etymology
From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The characteristic or state of being immense.
Thou, whose exterior semblance doth belie / Thy soul's immensity; […]
1807, William Wordsworth, “Ode [Intimations of Immortality]”, in Poems, in Two Volumes, volume II, London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], →OCLC, page 153:
- (countable) An immense object.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| immensities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
temple of immensity · superimmensity
Translations (21)
cs nezměrnost (characteristic or state being immense) · ga áibhle (characteristic or state being immense) · eo vasteco (characteristic or state being immense) · es inmensidad (characteristic or state being immense) · ca immensitat (characteristic or state being immense) · lv gigantiskums (characteristic or state being immense) · gl inmensidade (characteristic or state being immense) · bg огромност (characteristic or state being immense) · it immanità (characteristic or state being immense) · la immānitās (characteristic or state being immense) · ga aibhse (characteristic or state being immense) · ga dearmháile (characteristic or state being immense) · lv milzīgums (characteristic or state being immense) · gv ard-vooadys (characteristic or state being immense) · it immensità (characteristic or state being immense) · cs ohromnost (characteristic or state being immense) · it oceano (characteristic or state being immense) · pt imensidade (characteristic or state being immense) · ga ollmhéid (characteristic or state being immense) · hi अपरिमितता (characteristic or state being immense) · ga aibhseacht (characteristic or state being immense)