Colossal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪmpaʃənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪmpaʃənd/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
has a colossal nerve
a prodigious storm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prodigious stupendous

Parts of Speech

adjective

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

“colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”

Word Forms

colossus	noun	someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
prodigy	noun	an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kolossal

so groß in Größe, Kraft oder Ausmaß, dass es Ehrfurcht hervorruft

🇪🇸Spanish

colosal

tan grande en tamaño, fuerza o extensión que provoca asombro

🇮🇹Italian

colossale

così grande per dimensioni, forza o estensione da suscitare stupore

🇳🇱Dutch

kolossaal

zo groot in omvang, kracht of omvang dat het ontzag opwekt

🇷🇺Russian

колоссальный

настолько велик по размеру, силе или протяженности, что вызывает трепет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशाल

आकार या बल या विस्तार में इतना बड़ा कि विस्मय उत्पन्न हो जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশাল

আকার বা বল বা পরিমাণে এত বড় যে বিস্ময় প্রকাশ করা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரம்மாண்டமான

பிரமிப்பை வெளிப்படுத்தும் அளவுக்கு அளவு அல்லது சக்தி அல்லது அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రహ్మాండమైన

విస్మయాన్ని కలిగించే విధంగా పరిమాణం లేదా శక్తి లేదా పరిధి చాలా గొప్పది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रचंड

आकाराने किंवा शक्तीने किंवा विस्मय निर्माण करण्याइतके मोठे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રચંડ

કદ અથવા બળ અથવા હદમાં એટલો મહાન છે કે જેથી ધાક ઉત્પન્ન થાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೃಹತ್

ವಿಸ್ಮಯವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವಷ್ಟು ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭീമാകാരമായ

വലുപ്പത്തിലോ ശക്തിയിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ വിസ്മയം ഉണർത്താൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰੀ

ਅਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੰਨਾ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زبردست

سائز یا طاقت یا حد میں اتنا بڑا کہ خوف پیدا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庞大

尺寸、力量或范围之大以至于令人敬畏

🇯🇵Japanese

巨大な

大きさ、迫力、程度が非常に大きく、畏怖の念を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

거대한

경외심을 불러일으킬 만큼 크기나 힘, 정도가 너무 크다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khổng lồ

quá lớn về kích thước, sức mạnh hoặc mức độ để gợi lên sự kinh ngạc

🇹🇭Thai

ใหญ่โต

ขนาดหรือกำลังหรือขนาดที่ใหญ่โตจนน่าเกรงขาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kolosal

begitu besar dalam ukuran atau kekuatan atau luasnya sehingga menimbulkan kekaguman

🇵🇭Filipino

napakalaki

napakalaki sa laki o puwersa o lawak upang magtamo ng sindak

🇲🇾Malay

sangat besar

begitu besar dalam saiz atau kekuatan atau tahap sehingga menimbulkan rasa kagum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هائل

كبيرة جدًا من حيث الحجم أو القوة أو المدى بحيث تثير الرهبة

🇮🇷Persian

عظیم

از نظر اندازه یا نیرو یا وسعت آنقدر بزرگ است که باعث ایجاد هیبت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

devasa

huşu uyandıracak kadar büyüklük, kuvvet veya kapsam bakımından çok büyük

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲנָקִי

כה גדול בגודל או בכוח או בהיקף עד כדי לעורר יראה

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