mountain

CEFRA1

/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very high hill, usually with steep sides.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A difficult task or challenge.

Examples

  • Seen against the sky, the mountain looked really beautiful.

  • We think it is very dangerous that you're climbing the mountain alone.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmaʊn.tn̩]
  • /ˈmæʊn.tən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.

  2. An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

  3. Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.

More examples

In context

  • What's the highest mountain in the US?

  • Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

  • We collected plant specimens from mountain meadows above 2000 meters.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mountayne, mountain, montaigne, from Anglo-Norman muntaine, muntaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *monti (compare Welsh mynydd (“mountain”), Albanian mat (“bank, shore”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬌 (mati, “promontory”)), from *men- (“to project, stick out”). Displaced native English barrow (from Old English beorg) and down (from Old English dūn), and partially displaced non-native Old English munt, from Latin mōns (whence English mount).