This is particularly true if you're writing before the 18th century. Anyone writing in the 21st century however could just ignore the original meaning of the w

This is particularly true if you're writing before the 18th century. Anyone writing in the 21st century however could just ignore the original meaning of the word and go with the meaning it's picked up over time - that is implying a sense of scale without the negative implications. This definition would be supported by a majority of modern dictionaries. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enormity http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enormity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enormity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enormity http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enormity http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enormity See also: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enormity http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enormity