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- [hyoo-muhng-guh s, -mong- or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmʌŋ gəs, -ˈmɒŋ- or, often, yu-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hyoo-muhng-guh s, -mong- or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmʌŋ gəs, -ˈmɒŋ- or, often, yu-/
Definitions of humongous word
- adjective humongous extraordinarily large. 1
- noun humongous Huge; enormous. 1
- adjective humongous huge, enormous 1
- adjective humongous If you describe something or someone as humongous, you are emphasizing that they are very large or important. 0
- adjective humongous exceptionally large; huge 0
- adjective humongous of enormous size or extent; very large or great 0
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Origin of humongous
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, Americanism; expressive coinage, perhaps reflecting huge and monstrous, with stress pattern of tremendous
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Parts of speech for Humongous
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preposition
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exclamation
humongous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
humongous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humongous
noun humongous
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- prodigious — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
adjective humongous
- enormous — very big
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- massive — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
Antonyms for humongous
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