About The Word Monumental
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Monumental
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What's The Definition Of Monumental?
[adj] imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"
[adj] of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics" [adj] relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures" Synonyms | Synonyms for Monumental: big | important | large | massive | monolithic | significant Related Terms | Find terms related to Monumental: abject | abysmal | aerial | airy | altitudinous | amplitudinous | ascending | aspiring | astronomic | astronomical | Atlantean | awe-inspiring | awesome | awful | boundless | Brobdingnagian | bulky | calamitous | catastrophic | classic | colossal | commemorative | cosmic | cracking | Cyclopean | dominating | egregious | elephantine | elevated | eminent | enduring | enormous | epic | ethereal | exalted | extensive | fantastic | galactic | Gargantuan | giant | giantlike | gigantic | glorious | grand | haughty | Herculean | heroic | high | high-pitched | high-reaching | high-set | high-up | historic | Homeric | 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 | Olympian | 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 See Also | Monumental In Webster's Dictionary \Mon`u*men"tal\, a. [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.
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