Definition of mountainous Mountainous

/mawˈntʌnʌs/ - [mawntunus] - moun•tain•ous

We found 10 definitions of mountainous from 4 different sources.

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What does mountainous mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

mountainous - containing many mountains
  highland, upland used of high or hilly country
mountainous - like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"
mountainous - having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"
  cragged, craggy, hilly
  unsmooth, rough not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • mountainous (Adjective)
    Having many mountains; rough terrain; rocky.
  • mountainous (Adjective)
    Resembling a mountain, especially in size.
  • mountainous (Adjective)
    Very difficult.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • mountainous (a.)
    Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.
  • mountainous (a.)
    Inhabiting mountains.
  • mountainous (a.)
    Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • mountainous
    Abounding in mountains.

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