descomunal

/deskomuˈnal/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
descomunales

Meaning

  1. huge, enormous

    • Tiene un tamaño descomunal.

      It's of enormous size.

Similar words

enorme

descomunal and enorme are close synonyms for "enormous"; descomunal is slightly more emphatic.

Similar in other languages

German

riesig

riesig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "huge, enormous."

Practice

1 What does descomunal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene un tamaño ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches descomunal?

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