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enorm

adjectiveadjektiv

enormous, huge · enormously, hugely (adverb)

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom fransk; av latin ex- ‘utenfor’ og norma ‘regel’ through French; from Latin ex- ‘outside’ and norma ‘rule’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ualminnelig stor;
kolossalcolossal · enormous
extraordinarily large;
colossalkolossal
  • enorme summer enormous sums
  • enorme mengder gass vast quantities of gas
  • en enorm skuffelse a huge disappointment
  • enorme ødeleggelser immense devastation
brukt som adverb used as an adverb
  • øke enormt to increase enormously
  • være enormt takknemlig to be tremendously grateful
  • hun ble enormt populær she became hugely popular