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monstrosity

mon·stros·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mon-stros-i-tee]
    • /mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti/
    • /mɒnˈstrɒs.ə.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mon-stros-i-tee]
    • /mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti/

Definitions of monstrosity word

  • noun plural monstrosity the state or character of being monstrous. 1
  • noun plural monstrosity a monster or something monstrous. 1
  • noun monstrosity Something, especially a building, that is very large and is considered unsightly. 1
  • noun monstrosity sth hideous or freakish 1
  • countable noun monstrosity If you describe something, especially something large, as a monstrosity, you mean that you think it is extremely ugly. 0
  • noun monstrosity an outrageous or ugly person or thing; monster 0

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Origin of monstrosity

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Late Latin mōnstrōsitās, equivalent to Latin mōnstrōs(us) monstrous + -itās -ity

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Parts of speech for Monstrosity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

monstrosity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.

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Synonyms for monstrosity

noun monstrosity

  • abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
  • monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
  • hideousness — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
  • horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
  • deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.

Antonyms for monstrosity

noun monstrosity

  • beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.

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