as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the immensity of the mountain was awe-inspiring, especially up close
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As bombs fell in the first months of the Blitz, an Australian sat in his London apartment drinking Calvados, reading accounts of early expeditions into his homeland, and likely experiencing for the first time an immensity of emptiness and a longing for the land of his childhood.
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Given the immensity of many venues — and because the toilets are often buried deep in the bowels — this is a running joke.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Turns out nature is a surefire awe trigger—the vastness of the night sky, the immensity of the Grand Canyon, the tiny intricacies of a flower.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The immensity of a wide desert in Namibia.
—Felix Bischof, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Given the immensity of many venues — and because the toilets are often buried deep in the bowels — this is a running joke.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Turns out nature is a surefire awe trigger—the vastness of the night sky, the immensity of the Grand Canyon, the tiny intricacies of a flower.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The immensity of a wide desert in Namibia.
—Felix Bischof, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for immensity
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immensity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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