Immensity
[ɪ'mensətɪ] or [ɪ'mɛnsəti]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Infinity, infinitude, boundlessness.[2]. Vastness, hugeness.
Editor: Pratt
Examples
- When it is remembered that most of the 7? miles of tunnel was cut through solid rock, by boring and blasting, the immensity of the undertaking can be appreciated. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Some idea of the immensity of this industry may be obtained from the import statistics. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is impossible to give in any brief review a proper conception of the immensity of the woodworking industry in the United States. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There is an immensity of promenading, on crutches and off, with sticks and without, and a great deal of conversation, and liveliness, and pleasantry. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Add to the above the elevated railroads and street railroads, which are not included, and the immensity of the railroad business in the United States becomes apparent. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I have--such an immensity, you don't know! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Life is like a little glow, scarcely kindled yet, in these void immensities. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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