bigness

[ big-nis ]

noun

1. the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
2. Chiefly New England. size ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigness¹

First recorded in 1485–95; big ¹ + -ness

Example Sentences

But it might well trade on American images of virility, of superiority, of bigness, of winning.

From New York Times

“Its visceral nature, its immersiveness. Traditionally, Imax has been applied for wideness and bigness and ‘overwhelmingness,’ you can say.

From Los Angeles Times

I first saw a movie at Cinerama in the 1990s; it was Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” and I remember being absolutely dazzled by the bigness of it, how it seemed to wrap around you with its eerie music and mesmerizing story of loss.

From Seattle Times

Bigness, you sense, is coming for her.

From Los Angeles Times

The bigness of it makes literal the career it contains.

From New York Times

Related Words

• immensity