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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHumongous
/hjuːˈmʌŋ.ɡəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Extremely large; enormous, colossal, or gigantic in scale or degree.
"They bought a humongous house with six bedrooms and a massive backyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in American slang during the mid-20th century around 1965-1970, humongous is likely a blend of the adjectives huge and monstrous. It combines the extreme scale of monstrous with the direct sizing of huge, eventually gaining widespread acceptance in informal and standard English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humongous" is said worldwide
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gigantesque
Transliteration: ʒi.ɡɑ̃.tɛsk
"Ils ont acheté une maison gigantesque."
riesig
Transliteration: ˈʁiːzɪç
"Sie haben ein riesiges Haus gekauft."
enorme
Transliteration: eˈnorme
"Hanno comprato una casa enorme."
gigantesco
Transliteration: xi.ɣanˈtes.ko
"Compraron una casa gigantesca."
enorme
Transliteration: iˈnɔɾ.mi
"Eles compraram uma casa enorme."
विशाल
Transliteration: vishal
"उन्होंने एक विशाल घर खरीदा।"
巨大的
Transliteration: jùdà de
"他们买了一栋巨大的房子。"
거대한
Transliteration: geodaehan
"그들은 거대한 집을 샀다."
途タ大い
Transliteration: kyodaina
Script: 巨大な
"彼らは巨大な家を買った。"
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