monumental

monumental
[[t]mɒ̱njʊme̱nt(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You can use monumental to emphasize the size or extent of something.

It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.

...a series of monumental disappointments.

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monumentally ADV-GRADED usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v

Suddenly it was monumentally successful...

That was the most monumentally hideous night of my life!

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe a book or musical work as monumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time.

...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy.

3) ADJ: ADJ n A monumental building or sculpture is very large and impressive.

I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.


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  • monumental — monumental …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • monumental — monumental, ale, aux [ mɔnymɑ̃tal, o ] adj. • 1802; de monument 1 ♦ Qui a un caractère de grandeur majestueuse. ⇒ grand, imposant. « Le pin a quelque chose de monumental; ses branches ont le port de la pyramide » (Chateaubriand). Fig. L œuvre… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Monumental — Monumental, the adjective form of the noun, monument, may refer to: Places Monumental Island, Nunavut, Canada Music Monumental, an album by producer/rapper Pete Rock and rap duoSmif N Wessun Monumental , title track, and third single off of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Monumental — puede referirse a: Relativo a monumento Conjunto monumental Véase también: casco histórico Estadio Monumental (desambiguación) Plaza de toros Monumental: Plaza de toros Monumental de Las Ventas (Madrid) Monumental Plaza de toros México… …   Wikipedia Español

  • monumental — MONUMENTÁL, Ă, monumentali, e, adj. Care aparţine monumentelor, privitor la monumente; grandios, măreţ, impunător prin proporţiile sale. ♦ fig. Remarcabil. – Din lat. monumentalis, fr. monumental, it. monumentale. Trimis de bogdang, 13.09.2007.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Monumental — Mon u*men tal, a. [L. monumentalis: cf. F. monumental.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription. [1913 Webster] 2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. Of pine, or monumental oak. Milton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monumental — adjetivo 1. Del monumento: barrio monumental, fachada monumental, ciudad monumental. 2. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Uso/registro: coloquial. Que es muy grande o muy impresionante: Lorenzo tiene un chalé monumental en la playa. Cogí una monumental… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • monumental — Adj. (Mittelstufe) geh.: von großer Dimension und daher beeindruckend, kolossal Synonyme: gewaltig, eindrucksvoll Beispiele: Das Gebäude hat monumentale Ausmaße. Das Denkmal wirkt sehr monumental …   Extremes Deutsch

  • monumental — [män΄yo͞o ment′ l, män′yəmən′t l] adj. [LL monumentalis] 1. of, suitable for, or serving as a monument or monuments 2. like a monument; massive, enduring, etc. 3. historically notable, important, or of lasting value 4. very great; colossal… …   English World dictionary

  • Monumentāl — (lat.), auf ein Monument bezüglich. Ein Bauwerk nennt man m., wenn es durch seine Anlage und den Charakter seiner Kunstform zeigt, daß es nicht für den Privatgebrauch oder für vorübergehende Zwecke bestimmt ist, sondern der Öffentlichkeit dient… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • monumental — index noteworthy, prodigious (enormous), remarkable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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