Niagara Falls is a stupendous sight.
SYNONYM(S): astounding, prodigious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stu|pen´dous|ly — stu|pen|dous «stoo PEHN duhs, styoo », adjective. amazing; marvelous; immense: »Niagara Falls is a stupendous sight. SYNONYM(S): astounding, prodigious. ╂[< Latin stupendus to be wondered at, gerundive of stupēre be amazed] –stu|pen´dous|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
stu|pen|dous — «stoo PEHN duhs, styoo », adjective. amazing; marvelous; immense: »Niagara Falls is a stupendous sight. SYNONYM(S): astounding, prodigious. ╂[< Latin stupendus to be wondered at, gerundive of stupēre be amazed] –stu|pen´dous|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
dous — ac·an·thop·o·dous; ae·lu·rop·o·dous; am·blyp·o·dous; brach·i·op·o·dous; chi·rop·o·dous; cir·rop·o·dous; cla·dous; dis·cop·o·dous; dol·i·chop·o·dous; dous·er; dous·ti·o·ni; he·map·o·dous; hex·ap·o·dous; hor·ren·dous; jeop·ar·dous; lig·ni·per·dous; … English syllables
stu — bier·stu·be; da·stu·ri; dehn·stu·fe; ob·stu·pe·fy; stu·ar·tia; stu·be; stu·dent; stu·dent·ship; stu·dio; stu·dious; stu·dious·ly; stu·dious·ness; stu·di·um; stu·mer; stu·pa; stu·pe·fac·tion; stu·pe·fac·tive; stu·pe·fi·er; stu·pe·fy;… … English syllables
stupendousness — stu·pen·dous·ness … English syllables
stupendous — stu•pen•dous [[t]stuˈpɛn dəs, styu [/t]] adj. 1) causing amazement; astounding; marvelous 2) amazingly large or great; immense • Etymology: 1965–70; < L stupendus, ger. of stupēre to be stunned; see ous stu•pen′dous•ly, adv. stu•pen′dous•ness … From formal English to slang
Stupendous — Stu*pen dous, a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. {Stupid}.] Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. A stupendous sum. Macaulay.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stupendously — Stupendous Stu*pen dous, a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. {Stupid}.] Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. A stupendous sum.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stupendousness — Stupendous Stu*pen dous, a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. {Stupid}.] Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. A stupendous sum.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
