Stupendous

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ndÉ™s

Origin

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus ("stunning, amazing"), from Latin stupere ("to be stunned"). See also stupid.

Full definition of stupendous

Adjective

1. Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
2. Of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.The renovators created a stupendous new look for our house.

Synonyms

• colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous

Derived terms

• stupendously
• stupendousness

Related terms

• stupid
• stupor