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noun, moun·tain often attributive \ˈmau̇n-t^ən\

: an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

: a very large amount of something

Full Definition of MOUNTAIN

1

a :  a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill

b :  an elongated ridge

2

a :  a great mass

b :  a vast number or quantity

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Examples of MOUNTAIN

1. She watched the sun set behind the mountains.
2. a cabin in the mountains
3. They both like mountain climbing.
4. We've received a mountain of mail.

Origin of MOUNTAIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montanea, from feminine of *montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont-, mons

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MOUNTAIN

Synonyms

alp, hump, mount, peak

Antonyms

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace

Related Words

cordillera, mountain range, range, sierra; inselberg, knob, seamount; aiguille, horn, mountaintop, pinnacle, summit

Near Antonyms

basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with MOUNTAIN

fountain