monstrousness

mon·strous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mon-struh s]
- /ˈmɒn strəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mon-struh s]
- /ˈmɒn strəs/

Definitions of monstrousness word

adjective monstrousness frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly. 1
adjective monstrousness shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty. 1
adjective monstrousness extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building. 1
adjective monstrousness deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type. 1
adjective monstrousness having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster. 1
adverb monstrousness extremely; exceedingly; very. 1

See all 7 definitions of monstrousness

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Origin of monstrousness

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word mōnstrōsus. See monster, -ous

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Parts of speech for Monstrousness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Monstrousness

monstrousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for monstrousness

noun monstrousness

abomination — If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.

All 26 Synonyms of monstrousness

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