 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
monumental
adjective
1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use
of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental
sculptures"
2: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental
contributions to physics"
3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors";
"Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions
of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: {massive},
{monolithic}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Monumental \Mon'u*men"tal\, adjective [L. monumentalis: cf. F.
monumental.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a
monumental inscription.
2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. ''Of
pine, or monumental oak.'' --Milton.
A work outlasting monumental brass. --Pope.
3. Of lasting significance; as, a monumental work of
literature; a monumental accomplishment.
[PJC]
4. Exceptionally large in quantity, quality, or degree; as, a
monumental amount of work to be done
[PJC]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
129 Moby Thesaurus words for "monumental":
Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean,
Homeric, Olympian, abject, abysmal, aerial, airy, altitudinous,
amplitudinous, ascending, aspiring, astronomic, astronomical,
awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, boundless, bulky, calamitous,
catastrophic, classic, colossal, commemorative, cosmic, cracking,
dominating, egregious, elephantine, elevated, eminent, enduring,
enormous, epic, ethereal, exalted, extensive, fantastic, galactic,
giant, giantlike, gigantic, glorious, grand, haughty, heroic, high,
high-pitched, high-reaching, high-set, high-up, historic, huge,
immeasurable, immense, impressive, infinite, jumbo, king-size,
large, lasting, lofty, magnificent, mammoth, marmoreal, massive,
massy, memorable, memorial, mighty, monster, monstrous, mortal,
mountainous, mounting, notable, noteworthy, outsize, outstanding,
outtopping, overgrown, overlooking, overtopping, overwhelming,
permanent, prodigious, profound, prominent, sculptitory,
sculptural, sculpturesque, significant, sizable, soaring, spacious,
spectacular, spiring, staggering, statuary, statuelike, statuesque,
steep, striking, stupendous, sublime, superlative, supernal,
terrible, titanic, topless, toplofty, topping, towering, towery,
tremendous, unbelievable, unforgettable, unforgivable, uplifted,
upreared, vast, voluminous, weighty, whopping, wonderful,
wondrous
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