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Prodigious vs Resounding - What's the difference?

prodigious | resounding |

As adjectives the difference between prodigious and resounding

is that prodigious is very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge while resounding is having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

As a noun resounding is

the action of the verb to resound .

As a verb resounding is

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prodigious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , Its prodigious size made me shrink again; yet I could not, without pleasure, behold, and even ventur'd to feel, such a length, such a breadth of animated ivory!}}
  • extraordinarily exciting or amazing
  • (obsolete) ominous, portentous

    • Synonyms

    * gigantic, colossal, huge, enormous; See also * amazing * ominous, portentous

    Derived terms

    * prodigiously

    Related terms

    * prodigy

    External links

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    resounding

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to resound
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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
  • That causes reverberation
  • (by extension) emphatic, celebrated
    • We had a resounding win against the rival team.
    Derived terms
    * resoundingly
    Related terms
    * resound

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (head)