as in largeness
the quality or state of being large in size
the sheer bigness of the 50-pound pumpkin made us want to buy it
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Recent Examples of bigness
There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
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Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigness
Noun
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So, investing in the well-being of women leaders isn't an act of generosity.—
Nakisha Dixon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This isn’t out of generosity or a desire to protect the game’s well-being.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Zucker watched the video and thought Harper — more known for his brush with greatness as a two-time NL MVP — was kidding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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These putative restorers of greatness evoke a vision of the past that never was and sell it to those who feel a loss of identity in the present.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
Noun
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His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Eisenhower, in particular, felt the magnitude of D-day.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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But their data showed this substitution was concentrated in urban areas and didn’t fully account for the magnitude of the effects.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This clever design reduces the bulkiness of standard models and stays hidden under your clothing via different-sized inserts.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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Remove bulkiness from thick hair by opting for a shaggy pixie.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are stunning coves in abundance on this lush stretch of Peloponnesian coastline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Out of an abundance of caution, Haunted Mansion cast members gave verbal instructions and were deployed to assist guests during the evacuation procedure, according to Disneyland officials.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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“Bigness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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