"monstrosity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monstrosity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: monstrosities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsɪti Etymology: From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|monstruosite}} Middle English monstruosite, {{der|en|frm|monstruosité}} Middle French monstruosité, {{der|en|LL.|mōnstruōsitās}} Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, {{m|la|mōnstrōsitās|t=monstrousness}} mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), {{der|en|la|mōnstruōsus}} Latin mōnstruōsus, {{m|la|mōnstrōsus}} mōnstrōsus Head templates: {{en-noun}} monstrosity (plural monstrosities)
  1. An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
    Sense id: en-monstrosity-en-noun-9eof~Jea
  2. A monstrous person, thing, or act. Translations (Monstrous thing, person or act): gedrog (Afrikaans), gjë e shëmtuar (Albanian), skrummel (Danish), wangedrocht (Dutch), hirvitys (Finnish), rumilus (Finnish), monstruosité [feminine] (French), monstruosidade [feminine] (Galician), Monstrosität [feminine] (German), Monstrum [neuter] (German), Ungeheuer [neuter] (German), τερατούργημα (teratoúrgima) (Greek), מפלצתיות (Hebrew), 怪異 (kaii) (Japanese), uhyrlighet (Norwegian), monstruosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), monstruozitate [feminine] (Romanian), чудо́вище (čudóvišče) [neuter] (Russian), monstruosidad [feminine] (Spanish), жахливість (žaxlyvistʹ) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-monstrosity-en-noun-5WCpuosb Disambiguation of 'Monstrous thing, person or act': 9 69 22
  3. The state of being monstrous. Translations (State of being monstrous): чудовищност (čudovištnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), monstruositeit [masculine] (Dutch), misvorming [masculine] (Dutch), wanstaltigheid [masculine] (Dutch), hirviömäisyys (Finnish), monstruosité [feminine] (French), monstruosidade [feminine] (Galician), Ungeheuerlichkeit [feminine] (German), Monstrosität [feminine] (German), anchúinseacht [feminine] (Irish), monstruosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), чудо́вищность (čudóviščnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), monstruosidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monstrosity-en-noun-0yOnLPAb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 81 Disambiguation of 'State of being monstrous': 2 7 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monstruosity [obsolete]

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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "чудовищност"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monstruositeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misvorming"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wanstaltigheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "word": "hirviömäisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monstruosité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monstruosidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ungeheuerlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Monstrosität"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anchúinseacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monstruosidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čudóviščnostʹ",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чудо́вищность"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "State of being monstrous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monstruosidad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monstrosity"
}

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