prodigious

adj.

1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm.
2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent.
3. Obsolete. Portentous; ominous.

[Latin prōdigiōsus, portentous, monstrous, from prōdigium, omen.]

prodigiously pro·di'gious·ly adv.
prodigiousness pro·di'gious·ness n.

adjective

1. Of extraordinary size and power: behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast. Informal walloping. Slang whopping. See big/small/amount.
2. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief: amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: extraordinary, fabulous
Antonyms: common, insignificant, ordinary, unexceptional, unremarkable

adj

Definition: huge, enormous
Antonyms: little, small, tiny

---

IN BRIEF: Immense.

From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. — Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbavsende, fantastisk, vældig, drabelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitzonderlijk, enorm

Français (French)
adj. - prodigieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeheuer, außerordentlich, wunderbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξαίσιος, εξαιρετικός, καταπληκτικός, τεράστιος, ανοικονόμητος

Italiano (Italian)
prodigioso, incredibile, portentoso, enorme

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prodigioso

Русский (Russian)
потрясающий, гигантский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - enorme, prodigioso, portentoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - häpnadsväckande, ofantlig, vidunderlig, fenomenal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很大的, 异常的, 惊人的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很大的, 異常的, 驚人的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거대한, 막대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 巨大な, 不思議な, 驚異的な, ばく大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) استثنائي, غير عادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצום, כביר, מדהים, נפלא‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.