Definition of "enlargement" in English

noun

1. An act or instance of making something larger.

   • Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.

2. (figuratively) A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.

   • Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference.

3. An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

4. (obsolete) Freedom from confinement; liberty.

5. Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.