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immensity

/ɪˈmɛnsəti/
im · men · si · ty
Adverb:immensely
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Plural:immensities
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Adjective:immense
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1

The quality or state of being extremely large, vast, or great, especially in scale, extent, or degree.

Example

"Standing at the rim of the canyon, the hikers were struck by the sheer immensity of the landscape."

2

A vast, boundless expanse, space, or quantity.

Example

"Astronomers use powerful telescopes to study galaxies scattered across the dark immensities of outer space."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the 15th century from Middle French immensité, from Latin immensitas ('boundlessness'), derived from immensus ('unmeasured, boundless'), combining in- ('not') and mensus, the past participle of metiri ('to measure').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Immensity. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/immensity
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