immensity
noun
im·men·si·ty
i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē 
plural immensities
1
: the quality or state of being immense
2
: something immense
Examples of immensity in a Sentence
the immensity of the universe
She couldn't understand the immensity of their problem.
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The resulting Hubble Deep Field image revealed about 3,000 distant galaxies, offering humanity's first profound look into the universe's true immensity and revealing a cosmos teeming with galaxies, even at extreme distances.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The sheer immensity of the tent city is jaw-dropping, a hinterland oblivion of yurts and RVs, all stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
For many in the business world, that is taken as a measure of the immensity of political interest in reform.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2014
The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The sheer immensity of the tent city is jaw-dropping, a hinterland oblivion of yurts and RVs, all stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
For many in the business world, that is taken as a measure of the immensity of political interest in reform.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2014
The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensity. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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