different between monumental vs glorious

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?nj??m?nt?l/

Adjective

monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)

1. In the manner of a monument.
2. Large, grand and imposing.
3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.

   a monumental task

4. (archaeology) Relating to monuments.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /mo.nu.m?n?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /mu.nu.m?n?tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mo.nu.men?tal/

Adjective

monumental (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)

1. monumental

Derived terms

• monumentalisme
• monumentalitat

Further reading

• “monumental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “monumental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “monumental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “monumental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From monument (“monument”) +? -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monum?nta?l/, [monum?n?t?æ??l]

Adjective

monumental

1. monumental (large, grand and imposing)

Inflection

Synonyms

• grandios
• storslået

References

• “monumental” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.ny.m??.tal/

Adjective

monumental (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)

1. monumental

Derived terms

Further reading

• “monumental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin monument?lis.

Adjective

monumental m or f (plural monumentais)

1. monumental

Derived terms

• monumentalidade

Further reading

• “monumental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monum?n?ta?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)

1. monumental

Declension

Derived terms

• Monumentalbau

Further reading

• “monumental” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

1. monumental

Related terms

• monument

References

• “monumental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

1. monumental

Related terms

• monument

References

• “monumental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis.

Adjective

monumental m or f (plural monumentais, comparable)

1. monumental

   Synonym: monumentoso

Derived terms

Related terms

• monumento

Further reading

• “monumental” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monumento +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monumen?tal/, [mo.nu.m?n??t?al]

Adjective

monumental (plural monumentales)

1. monumental

Derived terms

Related terms

• monumento

Further reading

• “monumental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin gl?ri?sus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l??.?i.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??l??.i.?s/
• Rhymes: -???i?s

Adjective

glorious (comparative more glorious or gloriouser, superlative most glorious or gloriousest)

1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

   glorious deeds

   • 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, Scene III, line 351:

     Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, / The spirit-stirring drum, th’ ear-piercing fife, / The royal banner, and all quality, / Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war!

2. Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
   • Borini missed another glorious opportunity to give his side the lead after brilliant set-up play by Sterling, but with only the exposed keeper to beat, he struck the post.

3. Bright or shining;

   Synonyms: splendid, resplendent, bright, shining

   • 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351

     And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.

4. (obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction

   Synonyms: haughty, boastful, ostentatious, vainglorious

   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VI, line 6:

     [...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. [...]

5. (archaic, colloquial) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

   • [...] kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er all the ills of life victorious.

Derived terms

• gloriousness

Related terms

• glorify
• glory

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• glorius, gloryis, gloryous, gloriose

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorius, glorios, glorieus, from Latin gl?ri?sus; equivalent to glory +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l??riu?s/, /??l??rju?s/, /??l??rius/, /??l??ri?s/

Adjective

glorious (comparative gloriousere, superlative gloriosest)

1. Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an excellent reputation.
2. Deserving religious recognition or commendation; godly.
3. Marvelous or wonderful to the senses: attractive, pleasing.
4. Amazing, great; bearing good quality or reputation.
5. (rare) Vain, bragging, self-aggrandising.

Related terms

• gloriously

Descendants

• English: glorious

References

• “gl?ri?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.

Old French

Alternative forms

• glorieus, glorios, glorius

Etymology

Latin gl?ri?sus.

Adjective

glorious m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gloriouse) (Anglo-Norman)

1. glorious

Declension