immensity

noun

im·​men·​si·​ty i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē 

plural immensities

1

: the quality or state of being immense

the immensity of the sky

2

: something immense

… the gigantic temples of Egypt, those massive immensities of granite …

—Edith Hamilton

Synonyms of immensity

• magnitude
• vastness
• hugeness
• enormousness
• immenseness
• enormity

Examples of immensity in a Sentence

the immensity of the universe

She couldn't understand the immensity of their problem.

Recent Examples on the Web

The historic crisis makes the personal tale reverberate with an inner immensity. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026

The immensity of Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion is measured by the intensity of their language, which of course is also Brontë’s. —New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity. —Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

Stevens chose to enact the story on a scale of mythic grandeur and timeless immensity. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for immensity

• intensity
• propensity
• density

Kids Definition

immensity

noun

im·​men·​si·​ty im-ˈen(t)-sət-ē 

plural immensities

1

: the quality or state of being immense

2

: something immense