Momentous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Momentous \Mo*men"tous\, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
     momentary.]
     Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
     momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- {Mo*men"tous*ly},
     adv. -- {Mo*men"tous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  momentous
       adj : of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb
             was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {big}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "momentous":
     absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized,
     autocratic, big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged,
     bustling, charged, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority,
     commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling,
     critical, crucial, decisive, dominant, double-barreled,
     duly constituted, earthshaking, effective, effectual, efficacious,
     eminent, empowered, enchanting, epochal, estimable, eventful,
     ex officio, fraught, full of incident, governing, grand, grave,
     great, heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-powered,
     imperative, important, influential, laden, leading, magnetic,
     major, material, meaningful, mighty, monocratic, name, of concern,
     official, personable, persuasive, phenomenal, pivotal, portentous,
     potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puissant,
     ranking, reputable, ruling, self-important, senior, serious,
     significant, stirring, strong, suasive, substantial, superior,
     supreme, telling, totalitarian, vital, weighty, winning,
     world-shaking