Meaning

4 senses
  1. In the manner of a monument.

    монумента́льныйmonumentálʹnyj

    монумента́льнийmonumentálʹnyj

    relating or belonging to or serving as a monument

  2. Large, grand and imposing.

    monumental

    монумента́льныйmonumentálʹnyj

    монумента́льнийmonumentálʹnyj

    imposing in size or bulk or solidity

  3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.

    a monumental task

    monumental

  4. Relating to monuments.

    Monumental construction.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. It's a monumental task.

    ruЭто монументальная задача. — marafon

  2. The moon landing was a monumental achievement.

  3. It's going to be a monumental task.

    deEs wird eine gewaltige Aufgabe. — frpzzd

  4. Ultimately, everything ended up being a monumental mess.

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  5. In the end, everything wound up being a monumental mess.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
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in the manner of a monument:
Русский
By meaning 1
in the manner of a monument:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large, grand and imposing:

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

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Forms

more monumental, most monumental
Comparativemore monumental Lesson
Superlativemost monumental Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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