Prodigious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹədˈɪdʒəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹədˈɪdʒəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹədˈɪdʒəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹədˈɪdʒəs/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colossal surpassing stupendous portentous exceptional olympian exceeding

Parts of Speech

adjective	so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe “colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”
adjective	of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville “such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity”
adjective	far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree “a night of exceeding darkness”

Word Forms

colossus	noun	someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
prodigy	noun	an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
portent	noun	a sign of something about to happen
exception	noun	an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erstaunlich

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

🇫🇷French

prodigieux

si grande en taille, en force ou en étendue qu'elle suscite la crainte

🇪🇸Spanish

prodigioso

tan grande en tamaño, fuerza o extensión que provoca asombro

🇮🇹Italian

prodigioso

così grande per dimensioni, forza o estensione da suscitare stupore

🇳🇱Dutch

wonderbaarlijk

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

prodigioso

tão grande em tamanho, força ou extensão que provoca admiração

🇷🇺Russian

потрясающий

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलक्षण

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

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাধারণ

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

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதமான

பிரமிப்பை வெளிப்படுத்தும் அளவுக்கு அளவு அல்லது சக்தி அல்லது அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

విస్మయాన్ని కలిగించే విధంగా పరిమాణం లేదా శక్తి లేదా పరిధి చాలా గొప్పది

🇮🇳Marathi

विलक्षण

आकाराने किंवा शक्तीने किंवा विस्मय निर्माण करण्याइतके मोठे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અદ્ભુત

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ವಿಸ್ಮಯವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವಷ್ಟು ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിഗംഭീരമായ

വലുപ്പത്തിലോ ശക്തിയിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ വിസ്മയം ഉണർത്താൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊人

尺寸、力量或范围之大以至于令人敬畏

🇯🇵Japanese

途方もない

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

phi thường

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

🇹🇭Thai

มหัศจรรย์

ขนาดหรือกำลังหรือขนาดที่ใหญ่โตจนน่าเกรงขาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

luar biasa

begitu besar dalam ukuran atau kekuatan atau luasnya sehingga menimbulkan kekaguman

🇵🇭Filipino

kahanga-hanga

napakalaki sa laki o puwersa o lawak upang magtamo ng sindak

🇲🇾Malay

luar biasa

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهل

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

🇮🇷Persian

شگفت انگیز

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

🇹🇷Turkish

olağanüstü

huşu uyandıracak kadar büyüklük, kuvvet veya kapsam bakımından çok büyük

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפלִיא

כה גדול בגודל או בכוח או בהיקף עד כדי לעורר יראה

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