English Explanatory Dictionary

humongous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of an extremely large size.

Pronunciation

/ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/ /ˌhjuːˈmɒŋɡəs/ [çu̟ːˈmʊŋɡəs] [ˌçu̟ːˈmɐŋɡəs] en-us-humongous.ogg

Word forms

humongous more humongous most humongous humungous

Etymology

Of expressive origin, likely inspired by huge, with the termination of monstrous.

Synonyms

enormous gigantic ginormous huge immense massive ample big cosmic bodacious broad commodious considerable expansive good-sized full generous giant grand great hefty hench jumbo larger than life largifical leviathan liberal long mega- overlarge outsized oversize oversized prodigious roomy rotund sizeable spacious stonking substantial tall vast voluminous wide astronomic behemothic big fat boxcar Brobdingnagian bulky colossal cyclopean Daniel Lambertish elephantine elephantic gargantuan giantesque gigantesque gigantuan (colloquial nonstandard))

Derived words

hugemongous humongoid humongosity humongously humongousness
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