mountainous
Meaning
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- (figuratively) Very difficult.
- (obsolete) Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.
Synonyms
clifty
belonging to a mountain
enormous
Translations
montañoso
montagneux
montagnoso
gebirgig
bergachtig
muntanyós
dağlık
montanhoso
جبلي
iugosusFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaʊn.tɪn.əs/
Etymology
From mountain + -ous after Middle French montagneux, from Late Latin montāniōsus, from montānia, from Latin montem (“mountain”).
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