monumental

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

Adjective

monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)

  1. In the manner of a monument.
  2. Large, grand and imposing.
  3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
    • 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
      Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
    a monumental task
  4. (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
    Monumental construction.

Derived terms

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

Adjective

monumental (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)

  1. monumental

Danish

Etymology

From monument (monument) + -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum (reminder, monument).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monuməntaːl/, [monumənˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

monumental

  1. monumental (large, grand and imposing)

Inflection

Inflection of monumental
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular monumental 2
Neuter singular monumentalt 2
Plural monumentale 2
Definite attributive1 monumentale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

References


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

monumental (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)

  1. monumental

Further reading


German

Etymology

From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)

  1. monumental

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

  1. monumental

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

  1. monumental

References


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

Adjective

monumental (plural monumentales)

  1. monumental
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