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mountainous

English

Etymology

From mountain +? -ous after Middle French montagneux, itself from montaigne or Late Latin mont?ni?sus, in turn from Latin mont?nus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ma?nt?n?s/

Adjective

mountainous (comparative more mountainous, superlative most mountainous)

  1. Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
  2. Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
  3. (figuratively, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
  4. (obsolete) Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • hilly

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mountains

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ma?ntn?z/

Noun

mountains

  1. plural of mountain
  2. mountain range

Anagrams

  • antimuons

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  • what mountains are near me
  • what mountains are in colorado
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  • what mountains are in virginia
  • what mountains are in north carolina
  • what mountains are in west virginia
  • what mountains are in kentucky
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