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单词 hugeness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
huge /hyudʒ/USA pronunciation   adj., hug•er, hug•est. 
  1. extraordinarily large in size, weight, quantity, or area;
    gigantic:a huge ship.
  2. very great;
    extraordinary:The book was a huge success.
huge•ly, adv. 
huge•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
huge  (hyo̅o̅j or, often, yo̅o̅j),USA pronunciation adj., hug•er, hug•est. 
  1. extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
  2. of unbounded extent, scope, or character;
    limitless:the huge genius of Mozart.
  • Gmc; compare Old Norse haugr hill (see high)
  • Old French ahuge, ahoge enormous, equivalent. to a- a-5 + hoge height
  • Middle English huge, hoge 1225–75
hugely, adv. 
hugeness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mammoth, gigantic, colossal; vast; stupendous; bulky. Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness:a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques.Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard:an enormous iceberg.Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe:a tremendous amount of equipment.Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard:immense buildings.All are used figuratively:a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged small, tiny, diminutive.
    See human. 

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