stupendous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“‘stunning, amazing’”), from Latin stupere (“‘to be stunned’”). See also stupid.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndəs
[edit] Adjective
stupendous (comparative more stupendous, superlative most stupendous)
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- Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
- One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
- Of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
- The renovators created a stupendous new look for our house.
[edit] Synonyms
- colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
- See also Wikisaurus:gigantic
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[edit] Translations
astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous
of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous
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[edit] References
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
