adjective · rare

stupendous

stupendous · more stupendous · most stupendous

величезний, здоровенний

огромный, колоссальный, громадный, грандиозный

riesig

Astonishingly great or largeAstonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.

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UK/stjuˈpɛndəs/US/stuˈpɛndəs/

» Winning the contest is a stupendous achievement.

Meaning

2 senses

Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
грома́дныйgromádnyj, огро́мныйogrómnyj, колосса́льныйkolossálʹnyj
Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.
грандио́зныйgrandióznyj, изуми́тельныйizumítelʹnyj

More definitions

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

Examples

4 sentences

Winning the contest is a stupendous achievement.
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It is a stupendous project.
ruЭто громадный проект.
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There was a curious mixture of stupendous Samaritanism and tremendous indifference.
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Unbelievable cultural decline, stupendous ignorance, idealistic rubbish, and obscurantism find their strongest support among American reactionaries.
ruНевероятная культурная отсталость, чудовищное невежество, идеалистический бред, обскурантизм находят самую активную поддержку у реакционеров Америки.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

astonishingly great or large:

of stunning excellence:

Origin

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb s

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”). Doublet of stupend (which is obsolete), and related to stupor and stupid.

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