prodigiousness
əsRelated forms
pro·di·gious·ly, adverb
pro·di·gious·ness, noun
un·pro·di·gious, adjective
un·pro·di·gious·ly, adverb
un·pro·di·gious·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous. 2. amazing, stupendous, astounding, wondrous, miraculous.
1. enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous. 2. amazing, stupendous, astounding, wondrous, miraculous.
Antonyms
1. tiny. 2. ordinary.
1. tiny. 2. ordinary.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | vast in size, extent, power, etc |
| 2. | wonderful or amazing |
| 3. | obsolete threatening |
| [C16: from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see | |
| pro'digiously | |
| —adv | |
| pro'digiousness | |
| —n | |
| prodigious (prəˈdɪdʒəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | vast in size, extent, power, etc |
| 2. | wonderful or amazing |
| 3. | obsolete threatening |
| [C16: from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see | |
| pro'digiously | |
| —adv | |
| pro'digiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
prodigious
1550s, "having the appearance of a prodigy," from L. prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c.1600.
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