# enormity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈnɔːmɪti/ · frequency rank #42,628

## Definitions
1. Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.
2. Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.
3. A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.
4. Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English ēnorme (“monstrous or unnatural act; enormity”), from Old French énormité (“enormity”), from Latin ēnormitās (“irregularity; enormity”), from ēnōrmis (“irregular, unusual; enormous, immense”) + -itās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being). Ēnōrmis is derived from e- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’) + nōrma (“norm, standard”) + -is (Latin suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

## Easily confused with
- **enmity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enmity-vs-enormity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ennormity`, `enomrity`, `enorimty`, `enormitty`, `enormityy`, `enormiyt`, `enormmity`, `enormtiy`, `enorrmity`, `enromity`, `eonrmity`, `neormity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enormity