ingente

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: in‧gèn‧te

Adjective

ingente (plural ingenti, superlative ingentissimo)

  1. great, considerable, enormous
    Synonyms: considerevole, grosso, consistente, cospicuo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ingente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Alternative forms

Adjective

ingente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of ingēns

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈxente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: in‧gen‧te

Adjective

ingente m or f (masculine and feminine plural ingentes)

  1. great, considerable, enormous
    • 2019 December 11, “Una década de descubrimientos musicales”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
      Anticipándose a las tendencias y rastreando entre la ingente cantidad de nuevos artistas que intentan abrirse paso, a lo largo de esta década los escenarios de todo el país se han poblado de los nombres más novedosos y personales del momento, que más tarde se han confirmado como algunos de los nombres más relevantes de la actualidad.
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