English-Thai Dictionary

enormity

N ความ มหึมา  ความ ใหญ่โตมโหฬาร  enormousness vastness kwam-ma-hu-ma

 

enormity

N ความเลวทราม  ความ ชั่วร้าย  ความเสื่อม ศีลธรรม  evil outrage wickedness kwam-leo-sam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENORMITY

n.[L. enormitas. See Enormous. ] 1. Literally, the transgression of a rule, or deviation from right. Hence, any wrong, irregular, vicious or sinful act, either in government or morals.
We shall speak of the enormities of the government.
This law will not restrain the enormity.
1. Atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; a crime which exceeds the common measure.
2. Atrociousness; excessive degree of crime or guilt. Punishment should be proportioned to the enormity of the crime.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENORMITY

E *nor "mi *ty, n.; pl. Enormities. Etym: [L. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. F. énormité. See Enormous. ]

 

1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. The enormity of his learned acquisitions. De Quincey.

 

2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enormity

e nor mi ty |iˈnôrmitē ɪˈnɔrmədi | ▶noun ( pl. enormities ) 1 (the enormity of ) the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong: a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime. • (in neutral use ) the large size or scale of something: I began to get a sense of the enormity of the task. 2 a grave crime or sin: the enormities of the regime. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin enormitas, from enormis, from e- (variant of ex- )‘out of ’ + norma ‘pattern, standard. ’ The word originally meant ‘deviation from legal or moral rectitude ’ and ‘transgression ’ Current senses have been influenced by enormous . usage: Enormity traditionally means ‘the extreme scale or seriousness of something bad or morally wrong, ’ as in they were struggling to deal with the enormity of the crime. Today, however, a more neutral sense as a synonym for hugeness or immensity, as in he soon discovered the enormity of the task, is common. Some people regard this use as wrong, arguing that enormity in its original sense meant ‘an extreme wickedness ’ and should therefore continue to be used only of contexts in which a negative moral judgment is implied. Nevertheless, the sense of 'great size' is now broadly accepted in standard English, although it generally relates to something difficult, such as a task, challenge, or achievement.

 

Oxford Dictionary

enormity

enor |mity |ɪˈnɔːmɪti | ▶noun ( pl. enormities ) 1 [ mass noun ] (the enormity of ) the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong: a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime. • (in neutral use ) large size or scale: I began to get a sense of the enormity of the task. 2 a grave crime or sin: the enormities of war. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin enormitas, from enormis, from e- (variant of ex- )‘out of ’ + norma ‘pattern, standard ’. The word originally meant ‘deviation from legal or moral rectitude ’ and ‘transgression ’. Current senses have been influenced by enormous . usage: Enormity traditionally means ‘the extreme scale or seriousness of something bad or morally wrong ’, as in residents of the town were struggling to deal with the enormity of the crime. Today, however, a more neutral sense as a synonym for hugeness or immensity, as in he soon discovered the enormity of the task, is common. Some people regard this use as wrong, arguing that enormity in its original sense meant ‘a crime ’ and should therefore continue to be used only of contexts in which a negative moral judgement is implied. Nevertheless, the sense is now broadly accepted in standard English, although it generally relates to something difficult, such as a task, challenge, or achievement.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

enormity

enormity noun 1 the enormity of the task: immensity, hugeness; size, extent, magnitude, greatness. 2 the enormity of his crimes: wickedness, evil, vileness, baseness, depravity; outrageousness, monstrousness, hideousness, heinousness, horror, atrocity; villainy, cruelty, inhumanity, mercilessness, brutality, savagery, viciousness. 3 the enormities of the regime: outrage, horror, evil, atrocity, barbarity, abomination, monstrosity, obscenity, iniquity; crime, sin, violation, wrong, offense, disgrace, injustice, abuse. USAGE enormity This word is imprecisely used to mean 'great size, ' as in it is difficult to comprehend the enormity of the continent, but the original and preferred meaning is 'extreme wickedness, ' as in the enormity of the mass murders. To indicate enormous size, the words enormousness, immensity, vastness, hugeness, etc. , are preferable. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

enormity

enormity noun 1 they were aware of the enormity of the task: immensity, vastness, massiveness, hugeness; size, extent, magnitude, expanse, greatness, largeness, bigness; rare enormousness. ANTONYMS triviality, smallness. 2 there must be a severe penalty for the enormity of what you have done: wickedness, evilness, vileness, baseness, blackness, depravity; outrageousness, monstrousness, hideousness, dreadfulness, heinousness, awfulness, nastiness, horror, atrocity; villainy, cruelty, inhumanity, mercilessness, brutality, brutalism, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery, viciousness; rare nefariousness. ANTONYMS goodness. 3 the enormities of the regime: outrage, horror, evil, villainy, atrocity, barbarity, act of brutality, act of savagery, act of wickedness, act of cruelty, abomination, monstrosity, obscenity, iniquity; violation, crime, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing, offence, injury, affront, disgrace, scandal, injustice, abuse; Law malfeasance, tort.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

enormity

e nor mi ty /ɪnɔ́ː r məti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 〖通例the ～〗(状況 事件 出来事などの )深刻さ, 影響力の多大さ, 非道さ .2 U 〖通例the ～〗(責任 問題 仕事などの )膨大さ, 困難さ .3 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例 -ties 〗(極端に )残虐な [非道な ]行為 .