Meaning of MOMENTOUS
| Pronunciation: | | mow'mentus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of very great significance"deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" |
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| | Synonyms: | | big, important, significant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mo*men"tous\, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
momentary.]
Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- {Mo*men"tous*ly},
adv. -- {Mo*men"tous*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, bustling, charged, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling, critical, crucial, decisive, dominant, double-barreled, duly constituted, earthshaking, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered, enchanting, epochal, estimable, eventful, ex officio, fraught, full of incident, governing, grand, grave, great, heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-powered, imperative, important, influential, laden, leading, magnetic, major, material, meaningful, mighty, monocratic, name, of concern, official, personable, persuasive, phenomenal, pivotal, portentous, potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puissant, ranking, reputable, ruling, self-important, senior, serious, significant, stirring, strong, suasive, substantial, superior, supreme, telling, totalitarian, vital, weighty, winning, world-shaking |
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