immensity
noun
im·men·si·ty
i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē 
plural immensities
1
: the quality or state of being immense
2
: something immense
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the immensity of the universe
She couldn't understand the immensity of their problem.
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Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
My destination was the kiln of the Mojave Desert and, sequestered within that immensity of thirst, a line on the thermometer: 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
The immensity of the 2009 uprising shocked the state, which quickly leapt to securitize cyberspace.
—Nahid Siamdoust, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2020
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
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensity. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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immensity
noun
im·men·si·ty
im-ˈen(t)-sət-ē
plural immensities
1
: the quality or state of being immense
2
: something immense
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