stupendosityn.
/stjuːˌpɛnˈdɒsᵻti/, /stʃuːˌpɛnˈdɒsᵻti/, /stjᵿˌpɛnˈdɒsᵻti/, /stʃᵿˌpɛnˈdɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌst(j)uˌpɛnˈdɑsədi/ Somewhat rare (usually humorous or ironic).
The quality or fact of being stupendous; stupendousness. Also as a count noun: a stupendous thing or event.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]
micklenesseOE
mickleheadc1300
greatnessc1330
micklehooda1400
muchheada1425
magnitude?a1475
muchness1494
largeness1528
ampleness1566
grandeur1599
extensiveness1639
stupendosity1828
massiveness1855
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]
goodnessOE
mund?c1250
daintethc1290
bountyc1300
daintyc1300
excellencec1384
virtuea1393
excellency?a1400
nobilitya1400
meritc1425
singularity?c1450
fineness1523
admirationa1533
rareness1545
rightness1561
rariety1566
rarity1566
excellentness1569
beautya1586
admirableness1607
primeness1611
gallantry1650
eximiety1656
optimity1656
altesse1660
unexceptionableness1669
excellingness1701
quality1803
sterlingness1815
stupendosity1828
goodliness1832
superbness1832
unexceptionability1837
sweetness and light1867
class1884
rortiness1885
rippingness1903
superstardom1928
motherfucker1977
awesomeness1998
1828 H. Angelo Reminisc. I. 174 Gresse..could not patiently endure the least observations upon the stupendosity of his figure.
1909 Plumbers' Jrnl. 15 Mar. 372/1 The less brainful marvelled at the stupendosity of the entire proposition.
1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm (1936) xxii. 290 The Stark-adders were..flabbergasted,..knocked clean out of the perpendicular by the bosom-shattering stupendosity of the event.
1937 Hammond (Indiana) Times 1 Aug. 11/1 Super colossal Radio City Music Hall offers ultra-gigantic stupendosities.
2013 Re: Can Anyone in this Pathetic NG answer this Simple Question? in talk.origins (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Oct. This would interfere with your ability to keep yourself convinced of the stupendosity of your intellect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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