stupendous
English
Etymology
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First attested from 1547, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from Latin stupere (“to be stunned”). Compare stupid.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndəs
Adjective
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
- colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
astonishingly great or large
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of stunning excellence
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References
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.