momentous

1. 1.

   of very great significance

   “deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision”

   “a momentous event”

   Similarsignificant

Questions about momentous

What does momentous mean?

momentous means "of very great significance".

How many syllables are in momentous?

momentous has 3 syllables: mo-men-tous. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /moʊˈmɛntəs/.

Is momentous a common word?

momentous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.