ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Enlargement

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Enlargement is a noun meaning An act or instance of making something larger.

Meaning

An act or instance of making something larger.

More Meanings

  1. (figuratively) A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.
  2. An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.
  3. Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.
  4. (obsolete) Freedom from confinement; liberty.

Example Sentences

Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.
Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.
He could discover very little further interest in his breakfast and turned to the other papers for possible enlargement of the details.
Briefly, a discourse generally consists in some prefatory remarks which pave the way as it were for the enlargement upon which a speaker usually enters when he speaks to any purpose.

Word Forms

Synonyms for enlargement

Depending on context, synonyms include expansion, magnification.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magnification, expansion, enlarging, enlarge, amplification, increase.

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