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monumental

American  
[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl /

adjective

  1. resembling a monument; massive or imposing.

    Synonyms:
    colossal, immense

  2. exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree.

    a monumental work.

  3. of historical or enduring significance.

    a monumental victory.

  4. Fine Arts. having the quality of being larger than life; of heroic scale.

  5. of or relating to a monument or monuments.

  6. serving as a monument.

monumental British  
/ ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl /

adjective

  1. like a monument, esp in large size, endurance, or importance

    a monumental work of art

  2. of, relating to, or being a monument

  3. informal (intensifier)

    monumental stupidity
"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

Other Word Forms

  • monumentalism noun
  • monumentality noun
  • monumentally adverb
  • premonumental adjective
  • unmonumental adjective

Etymology

Origin of monumental

From the Late Latin word monumentālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See monument, -al 1

Example Sentences

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Finding a U.S. company to purchase Chemaf proved a monumental task.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’d written such a monumentally excellent poem that she was sure she would get an A+.

From Literature

The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adex, who moved to Manchester from Germany as a child, recently said hosting both the Brits and Mobos in the same year is "a monumental mark for the city".

From BBC

In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's

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