monumental

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(mŏn'yə-mĕn'tl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, resembling, or serving as a monument.
  2. Impressively large, sturdy, and enduring.
  3. Of outstanding significance: Einstein's monumental contributions to physics.
  4. Astounding: monumental cowardice; monumental talent.
monumentality mon'u·men·tal'i·ty (-mĕn-tăl'ĭ-tē) n.
monumentally mon'u·men'tal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: impressive, overwhelming
Antonyms: insignificant, trivial, unimportant, unimposing, unimpressive

1. Building intended as a monument, or looking like one.

2. Building that is formal, impressive, very large, and permanent, probably intended to overawe.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - monumental, storslået

Nederlands (Dutch)
monumentaal, geweldig

Français (French)
adj. - monumental

Deutsch (German)
adj. - monumental

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μνημειώδης, μνημειακός, πελώριος

Italiano (Italian)
monumentale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - monumental

Русский (Russian)
увековечивающий, монументальный, относящийся к памятнику

Español (Spanish)
adj. - monumental

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - monument-, minnes-, storslagen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
纪念碑的, 不朽的, 做为纪念的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 紀念碑的, 不朽的, 做為紀念的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기념비[물]의, 불후의, 터무니 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 記念碑の, 記念となる, 歴史に残る, 途方もない, 非常に大きい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تذكاري, أبدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצום, כביר, מונומנטלי‬


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