stupendous
pronunciation
How to pronounce stupendous in British English:
UK [stju:ˈpendəs]
How to pronounce stupendous in American English:
US [stuˈpendəs]
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- Adjective:
- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Word Origin
- stupendous (adj.)
- 1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid). Related: Stupendously; stupendousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Had not advanced engineering and industrial technology made this stupendous invention possible ?
- 2. Naturally , in this stupendous world of armoured trees and vertical deserts , humans have always looked endangered .
- 3. Google translate can provide stupendous services in many domains , but it is not set up to interpret or make readable work that is not routine - and it is unfair to ask it to try .
- 4. Wallace 's inheritance also included a splendidly furnished paris apartment , an enchanting little chateau in the bois de boulogne called bagatelle and a stupendous fortune ( his aunt / grandmother also left a large fortune bequeathed by her father , a duke ) .