momentous
momentous · more momentous · most momentous
важный, знаменательный
wichtig, bedeutsam, gewichtig, folgenreich
Outstanding in importance, of great consequenceOutstanding in importance, of great consequence.
UK/məʊˈmɛn.təs/US/moʊˈmɛn.təs/
» This incident could have momentous diplomatic consequences.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesOutstanding in importance, of great consequence.
wichtig, bedeutsam, folgenreich
ва́жныйvážnyj, знаменательныйznamenatelʹnyj
of very great significance
Examples
6 sentencesThis incident could have momentous diplomatic consequences.
Evidently something very momentous had occurred that afternoon.
James tweeted that the signing was a momentous occasion.
The discovery will have a momentous effect on the treatment of cancer.
deDie Entdeckung wird eine bedeutsame Auswirkung auf die Krebsbehandlung haben. — Tamy
The air was thick with tension, and they could sense that something momentous was about to happen.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of outstanding importance or great consequence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of outstanding importance or great consequence:
Forms
more momentous, most momentous| Comparative | more momentous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most momentous Lesson |
regular
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form