momentous
pronunciation
How to pronounce momentous in British English:
UK [məˈmentəs]
How to pronounce momentous in American English:
US [moʊˈmentəs]
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- Adjective:
- of very great significance
Word Origin
- momentous (adj.)
- 1650s, from moment + -ous to carry the sense of "important" while momentary kept the meaning "of an instant of time." Related: Momentously; momentousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. It would certainly make his veto seem less momentous .
- 2. He faces momentous and unpleasant choices .
- 3. In the world of copy-protected e-books , choosing a reader is a particularly momentous decision .
- 4. Here is a momentous fact that any theory of depressions must explain .
- 5. It will be a momentous decision , for china and the world .