stupendous
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”). Doublet of stupend (which is obsolete), and related to stupor and stupid.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /stuˈpɛndəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stjuˈpɛndəs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndəs
Adjective edit
stupendous (comparative more stupendous, superlative most stupendous)
- Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
- One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
- Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
- The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.
Synonyms edit
- colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
- See also Thesaurus:large
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
astonishingly great or large
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of stunning excellence
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References edit
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.