monumentality
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- noun
- /ˌmɒn.jʊˈmɛn.təl.ɪ.ti/
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monumentalidad
- Despite the seeming emphasis on glitz and architectural monumentality, the new space is needed.
- a new monumentality
Rossi has a theories of theories of monumentality which we need to examine.
- Rossi has a theories of theories of monumentality which we need to examine.
Examples
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The cult of monumentality is intimately tied to that of stone.
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But its physical dimensions are surpassed by its scale, its monumentality, or largeness of effect.
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Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the ROAR of rockets, and the silence of the Moon.
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Anti-monumental discourses inevitably give rise to new forms of monumentality.
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For all the polemics against monumentality, Le Corbusier's buildings were conceived as monuments from the beginning.
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Some of his compositions, especially those that include a limited number of figures, display a monumentality that is rarely seen in Ethiopian painting (Fig. 6).
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The fluid, organic, warm-toned architecture of the NMAI contrasts sharply with the staid monumentality and winter-white hue of the Capitol.
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After struggling up the flank of the volcano, Phil recalls, "We finally reached a circular compound whose beauty, symmetry, and monumentality far exceeded the expectations we had formed from the aerial photographs."
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Any memory of the supine bundles of his earlier sacre conversazioni was now banished, and in its place, Bonifacio achieved a new monumentality and talent for expressive characterization.
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The ancient ruins capture the monumentality of a civilization long gone.
Synonyms
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The size or importance of something compared to others
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4.5
Great beauty and size that make you feel respect
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Great size or amount that feels almost endless
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5.9
An impressive size or beauty that makes people admire it
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5.0
Great beauty that makes people feel impressed and full of wonder
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A very large size or amount
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A very large size or amount
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The size or importance of something
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A very large size that is much bigger than normal
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A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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Great size and beauty that makes something look impressive, like a cathedral
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A quality of being very big, impressive, and heroic
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A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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Being very important and likely to have big effects
A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder
Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed
A quality that makes something look very impressive and dramatic
A very large size or amount that feels endless
Very large size or amount
Antonyms
How Grand
Surface Forms
Morphology
monumentality = monumental (transparent) = monument + al + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'monumental', yielding the meaning 'quality of being monumental'.
Etymology
Monumentality comes from the word monument, which was originally something built to 'remind' people of a person or event. So monumentality means the quality of being big, impressive, and lasting, like a monument that is meant to be remembered.