adj
Meaning 1
In the manner of a monument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
monumental
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Large, grand and imposing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adj
Meaning 3
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a monumental task
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to monuments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
Examples
- Monumental construction.
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adjective
Meaning 5
relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the use of the arch in monumental architecture
- monumental sculptures
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- massive oak doors
- Moore's massive sculptures
- the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
- a monumental scale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: massive, monolithic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of outstanding significance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Einstein's monumental contributions to physics
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: манумента́льны (manumjentálʹny) — in the manner of a monument
- Catalan: monumental — in the manner of a monument
- Finnish: monumentaalinen — in the manner of a monument
- Finnish: mahtava — in the manner of a monument
- Galician: monumental — in the manner of a monument
- Hungarian: emlékművi — in the manner of a monument
- Romanian: monumental — in the manner of a monument
- Russian: монумента́льный (monumentálʹnyj) — in the manner of a monument
- Spanish: monumental — in the manner of a monument
- Ukrainian: монумента́льний (monumentálʹnyj) — in the manner of a monument
- Belarusian: манумента́льны (manumjentálʹny) — large, grand and imposing
- Bulgarian: величествен (veličestven) — large, grand and imposing
- Bulgarian: монументален (monumentalen) — large, grand and imposing
- Catalan: monumental — large, grand and imposing
- Esperanto: monumenta — large, grand and imposing
- Finnish: valtava — large, grand and imposing
- Finnish: suunnaton — large, grand and imposing
- Finnish: monumentaalinen — large, grand and imposing
- Georgian: მონუმენტური (monumenṭuri) — large, grand and imposing
- Georgian: გრანდიოზული (grandiozuli) — large, grand and imposing
- Georgian: შთამბეჭდავი (štambeč̣davi) — large, grand and imposing
- German: monumental — large, grand and imposing
- Hungarian: monumentális — large, grand and imposing
- Hungarian: nagyszabású — large, grand and imposing
- Norwegian Bokmål: monumental — large, grand and imposing
- Norwegian Nynorsk: monumental — large, grand and imposing
- Polish: monumentalny — large, grand and imposing
- Romanian: monumental — large, grand and imposing
- Russian: монумента́льный (monumentálʹnyj) — large, grand and imposing
- Ukrainian: монумента́льний (monumentálʹnyj) — large, grand and imposing
- Catalan: monumental — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Finnish: valtava — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Finnish: mittava — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Finnish: monumentaalinen — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- German: monumental — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Hungarian: hatalmas — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Polish: monumentalny — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
- Romanian: monumental — taking a great amount of time and effort to complete
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