stupendous
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from Latin stupere (“to be stunned”). Compare stupid.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /stuˈpɛndəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stjuˈpɛndəs/
- Rhymes: -ɛndəs
Adjective[edit]
stupendous (comparative more stupendous, superlative most stupendous)
- Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
- One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
- Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
- The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.
Synonyms[edit]
- colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
astonishingly great or large
|
|
of stunning excellence
|
|
References[edit]
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.