Momentous
adjective
Very important or significant, usually due to having lasting effects or strongly influencing future events.
The moon landing was a momentous event in human history.
Often appears as...
- momentous event
- momentous decision
adjective
Very important or significant, usually due to having lasting effects or strongly influencing future events.
The moon landing was a momentous event in human history.
Often appears as...
- momentous event
- momentous decision
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Pro Tip 1/3Lasting Impact
Use 'momentous' for events with long-lasting influence on people or society.
The Supreme Court's ruling was a momentous achievement for civil rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Everyday Use
'Momentous' is reserved for rare, exceptional happenings, not common occurrences.
Graduating from university is a momentous occasion for many.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive or Negative
Can describe both positive and negative events, if they are very impactful.
The earthquake was a momentous disaster, changing the landscape forever.
Pro Tip 1/3Lasting Impact
Use 'momentous' for events with long-lasting influence on people or society.
The Supreme Court's ruling was a momentous achievement for civil rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Everyday Use
'Momentous' is reserved for rare, exceptional happenings, not common occurrences.
Graduating from university is a momentous occasion for many.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive or Negative
Can describe both positive and negative events, if they are very impactful.
The earthquake was a momentous disaster, changing the landscape forever.
Pro Tip 1/3Lasting Impact
Use 'momentous' for events with long-lasting influence on people or society.
The Supreme Court's ruling was a momentous achievement for civil rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Everyday Use
'Momentous' is reserved for rare, exceptional happenings, not common occurrences.
Graduating from university is a momentous occasion for many.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive or Negative
Can describe both positive and negative events, if they are very impactful.
The earthquake was a momentous disaster, changing the landscape forever.
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How to make hard choices...
but leaves you cold. Or whether to donate your life savings to charity. Chances are, the hard choice you thought of was something big, something momentous, something that matters to you. Hard choices seem to be occasions for agonizing, hand-wringing, the gnashing of teeth.
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Why Shakespeare loved...
are written in regular prose. But if you read carefully, you'll notice that Shakespeare's characters turn to poetry, and iambic pentameter in particular, for many of the same reasons that we look to poetry in our own lives. Feeling passionate, introspective, or momentous.
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Richard Ledgett: The NSA...
any strategy is fair game if it improves America's safety. And I think this is partly where there is such a divide of opinion, that there's a lot of people in this room and around the world who think very differently about the Internet. They think of it as a momentous
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Clay Shirky: How the...
I think it's right for argumentation. Right? A momentous thing that can happen to a culture is they can acquire a new style of trial by jury, voting, peer review, now this. Right? A new form of arguing has been invented in our lifetimes, in the last decade, in fact.
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Thoughts on humanity,...
I just want to tell you if there has been a momentous time for humanity to exist, it is now, because the present you is brave. The present you is hopeful. The present you is innovative and resourceful, and of course, the present you is annoyingly indefinable.
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David Logan: Tribal...
Okay, so how exactly do we create this world-shattering, if you will, innovation? Now, I want to tell you a quick story. We'll go back a little more than a year. In fact, the date -- I'm curious to know if any of you know what happened on this momentous date?
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The playful wonderland...
But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.
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Let the environment...
controllably in our -- so to say -- linear systems, and that in fact, surprise is universal, as systems tip over very rapidly, abruptly and often irreversibly. This, dear friends, poses a human pressure on the planet of momentous scale.
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Watch the Total Solar...
just tuning in you just missed totality whoa we are here live on Facebook on YouTube and on periscope with National Geographic and Airbnb celebrating this momentous once-in-a-lifetime experience I mean you
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
still deep underground the Queen won't witness these momentous events but our winged sons and daughters are about to spread the royal line far across the desert
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How to make hard choices...
but leaves you cold. Or whether to donate your life savings to charity. Chances are, the hard choice you thought of was something big, something momentous, something that matters to you. Hard choices seem to be occasions for agonizing, hand-wringing, the gnashing of teeth.
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
are written in regular prose. But if you read carefully, you'll notice that Shakespeare's characters turn to poetry, and iambic pentameter in particular, for many of the same reasons that we look to poetry in our own lives. Feeling passionate, introspective, or momentous.
Video examples
Richard Ledgett: The NSA...
any strategy is fair game if it improves America's safety. And I think this is partly where there is such a divide of opinion, that there's a lot of people in this room and around the world who think very differently about the Internet. They think of it as a momentous
Video examples
Clay Shirky: How the...
I think it's right for argumentation. Right? A momentous thing that can happen to a culture is they can acquire a new style of trial by jury, voting, peer review, now this. Right? A new form of arguing has been invented in our lifetimes, in the last decade, in fact.
Video examples
Thoughts on humanity,...
I just want to tell you if there has been a momentous time for humanity to exist, it is now, because the present you is brave. The present you is hopeful. The present you is innovative and resourceful, and of course, the present you is annoyingly indefinable.
Video examples
David Logan: Tribal...
Okay, so how exactly do we create this world-shattering, if you will, innovation? Now, I want to tell you a quick story. We'll go back a little more than a year. In fact, the date -- I'm curious to know if any of you know what happened on this momentous date?
Video examples
The playful wonderland...
But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.
Video examples
Let the environment...
controllably in our -- so to say -- linear systems, and that in fact, surprise is universal, as systems tip over very rapidly, abruptly and often irreversibly. This, dear friends, poses a human pressure on the planet of momentous scale.
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
just tuning in you just missed totality whoa we are here live on Facebook on YouTube and on periscope with National Geographic and Airbnb celebrating this momentous once-in-a-lifetime experience I mean you
Video examples
Swarm of Ants Flies For...
still deep underground the Queen won't witness these momentous events but our winged sons and daughters are about to spread the royal line far across the desert
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Quote examples
Walter Gropius
German Architect
We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire inner human being This is perhaps fortunate for the artistic person, if he is strong enough to bear the consequences, because what we need is the courage to have inner experience.
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Kevin Owens
Canadian Athlete
No matter how much wrestling you have watched in your life, you know how big Wrestlemania and how momentous it is. My sister-in-law and her boyfriend aren't die hard WWE fans, but they are fans of Wrestlemania just because of how huge the event is.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Theologian
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
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Mark Haddon
English Novelist
Fiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune, because all momentous events look very different a year, two years, three years later.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.
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Pythagoras
Greek Mathematician
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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James Larkin
Irish Activist
Comrades - We are living in momentous times.
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Joe Murray
American Artist
To the patient, any operation is momentous.
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Joseph Murray
American Scientist
To the patient, any operation is momentous.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire inner human being This is perhaps fortunate for the artistic person, if he is strong enough to bear the consequences, because what we need is the courage to have inner experience.
Quote examples
Kevin Owens
Canadian Athlete
No matter how much wrestling you have watched in your life, you know how big Wrestlemania and how momentous it is. My sister-in-law and her boyfriend aren't die hard WWE fans, but they are fans of Wrestlemania just because of how huge the event is.
Quote examples
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Theologian
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
Quote examples
Mark Haddon
English Novelist
Fiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune, because all momentous events look very different a year, two years, three years later.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.
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Pythagoras
Greek Mathematician
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
Quote examples
Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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James Larkin
Irish Activist
Comrades - We are living in momentous times.
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Joe Murray
American Artist
To the patient, any operation is momentous.
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Joseph Murray
American Scientist
To the patient, any operation is momentous.
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