monumental

English

Adjective

monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)

1. in the manner of a monument.
2. large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete

   "a monumental task"

Translations

in the manner of a monument

Finnish: monumentaalinen (fi), mahtava (fi)

large, grand and imposing

Finnish: valtava (fi), suunnaton (fi), monumentaalinen (fi)

taking a great amount of time and effort to complete

Finnish: valtava (fi), mittava (fi), monumentaalinen (fi)

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Dutch monumentaal (nl) Esperanto: monumenta (eo)

Ido: monumentala (io), monumentatra (io) Macedonian: величествен (mk) (velíčestven) m., монументален (mk) (monumentálen) m. Spanish: monumental (es)

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /monuməntaːl/, [monumənˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

monumental (neuter monumentalt, definite and plural monumentale)

1. monumental (large, grand and imposing)

Synonyms

• grandios
• storslået

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Spanish

Adjective

monumental m. and f. (plural monumentales)

1. monumental

Related terms

• monumento