What is the Latin word for immensity?

The usual Latin words for “immensity” are immēnsus, immēnsitās, immānitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“immensity” in Latin

immēnsusimmeasurable, boundless, endless, vast, immense immēnsitāsimmensity, vastness; infinity immānitāsimmensity, vastness, excess; monstrousness, enormity, fierceness, cruelty, barbarism, savageness, inhumanity, frightfuln

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

immensity

immensum (as substantive; e.g., loci, Liv.): immensitas, and plur., immensitates (Cic.): immanitas (huge or terrific size).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for immensity?: The usual Latin words for “immensity” are immēnsus, immēnsitās, immānitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.