stupendous

English

Etymology

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from Latin stupere (“to be stunned”). See also stupid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndəs

Adjective

stupendous (comparative more stupendous, superlative most stupendous)

1. Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.

   One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.

2. Of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.

   The renovators created a stupendous new look for our house.

Synonyms

• colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

• stupendously
• stupendousness

Related terms

• stupid
• stupor

Translations

astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous

• Japanese: とてつもない (ja) (totetsumonai), 途轍もない (ja) (totetsumonai)
• Russian: громадный (ru) (gromádnyj), огромный (ru) (ogrómnyj), колоссальный (ru) (kolossál'nyj)

of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous

• Japanese: とてつもない (ja) (totetsumonai), 途轍もない (ja) (totetsumonai)

• Russian: грандиозный, (grandióznyj) изумительный (izumítel'nij)

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.