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inmensidad

immensity

noun een-men-see-DAHD Rare
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Origin: From Latin immensitas.

Also means

vastness

Usage Note

Inmensidad expresses overwhelming scale and is most often applied to natural settings: la inmensidad del océano. It is an abstract feminine noun and does not require an article when used with de: una inmensidad de posibilidades ('an immensity of possibilities'). Do not confuse with enormidad, which can also mean 'an enormity' (a shocking act).

Examples

"Se perdió en la inmensidad del desierto."

Natural Translation

He got lost in the immensity of the desert.

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