Enormity vs Enormous
The words "enormity" and "enormous " both relate to size, but they have distinct meanings and connotations.
Enormity
Enormity means extreme wickedness, moral outrage or extreme horror. If you talk about the enormity of a problem, you mean it’s extremely big, serious, or difficult to handle.
- She was shocked by the enormity of the task.
- The enormity of his mistake cost him his job.
Enormous
Enormous means extremely large in size or amount. We can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something.
- An elephant is an enormous animal compared to a dog.
- She spent an enormous amount of money on her wedding.
Difference between Enormity and Enormous:-
Enormous refers extremely large in size, amount, or degree. It used for physical size, quantity, or intensity.
- An enormous lion entered in the village.
- He face enormous pressure at work.
Enormity
When we say "the enormity of the problem," we mean that the problem is very big, serious, or overwhelming.
- The enormity of the climate crisis means we must act now.
(This means the climate crisis is so huge and serious that urgent action is needed.)
- She was shocked by the enormity of the task.
(The task was much bigger and harder than she expected.)
Note:-
Enormous describes something huge, and enormity describes something overwhelmingly horrible. Long ago the words meant the same thing, but today they don't and people often wrongly use enormity then they mean enormous.
The enormity of the cake made me happy. ❌
(Wrong—cake isn’t horrible!)
The enormous cake made me happy. ✅
(Correct—it’s just big!)
In a nutshell
Enormity means bad + big things (crimes, disasters, mistakes).
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