monumental
[mon-yuh-men-tl]
- resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree: a monumental work.
- of historical or enduring significance: a monumental victory.
- Fine Arts. having the quality of being larger than life; of heroic scale.
- of or relating to a monument or monuments.
- serving as a monument.
Show More
Origin of monumental
Synonyms
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words
hugeenormousfantasticenduringtoweringtremendousawesomegreatimmensehistoricmammothmassivesignificantgrandmemorablegiganticvastunforgettableawe-inspiringclassicExamples from the Web for monumental
Contemporary Examples
And for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how.
Kim Jong Un, Avert Your Eyes: Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Gets the Porn Parody TreatmentAurora Snow
December 20, 2014
On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Brooklyn resulted in some monumental maneuvers by both the Patriots and the Red Coats.
The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle SiteJustin Jones
December 6, 2014
You may be wondering what work of monumental consequence is contained within these gilded pages.
It was monumental, a great victory not only for Porter and the Innocence Project, but for the principle of justice.
At the time, that was a monumental thing for the era, culturally.
Historical Examples
However, at one turn of the road they passed a monumental fountain.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
He came at a gait in which every movement displayed a vast, monumental strength.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
Yes, everybody is an ass, of course; but there is one who is monumental.
Some of the monumental tombs are of a very impressive and beautiful character.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
In monumental churches like Westminster Abbey there are no pews.
Queen ElizabethJacob Abbott
monumental
- like a monument, esp in large size, endurance, or importancea monumental work of art
- of, relating to, or being a monument
- informal (intensifier)monumental stupidity
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for monumental
adj.
c.1600, "pertaining to a monument," from Late Latin monumentalis "pertaining to a monument," from monumentum (see monument). From 1650s in the loose sense of "vast, stupendous." Related: Monumentally.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper