mountainous
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From mountain + -ous after Middle French montagneux, from Late Latin montāniōsus, from Vulgar Latin *montānea, from Latin montem (“mountain”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmaʊn.tɪn.əs/
- (US, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmaʊn.tən.əs/, [ˈmæʊn.tn̩.əs], [-ʔn̩-], [ˈmæ̃ʊ̃(n)-]
AdjectiveEdit
mountainous (comparative more mountainous, superlative most mountainous)
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- (figuratively, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- (obsolete) Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:large
Derived termsEdit
- intramountainous (adjective)
- mountainously (adverb)
- mountainousness (noun)
- nonmountainous (adjective)
- unmountainous (adjective)
Related termsEdit
- mountain (noun)
TranslationsEdit
having many mountains
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resembling a mountain
very difficult