Adjective : a momentous day. From Dictionary.com.
It is his own favourite "serious methods;" it is his own favourite "momentousness;" it is his own favourite "judgment" which stops the way everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Heretics] Reference
The momentousness of the moment was lost on neither man. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
I recognise the momentousness and emotion of Obama's victory. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
I was overwhelmed by the momentousness of what was happening to me. From Wordnik.com. [Swimming Across: Summary and book reviews of Swimming Across by Andrew Grove.] Reference
On the other hand, it had to signify the momentousness of the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [The Wayward Muse] Reference
In allowing peripheral figures their place in the momentousness of great literature. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize for Literature 2001 - Press Release] Reference
It says something about the momentousness of this race that the Chamber doesn't care. From Wordnik.com. [Business Finally Fights Back] Reference
I wore vintage Mitsouko parfum which seemed to fit the momentousness of the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [No Way, No How, No Perfume Review: Election Day Miscellanea] Reference
The brief note in customers' bills hardly does justice to the momentousness of the decision. From Wordnik.com. [Hang up the phone - they're all out of time] Reference
I took that as denying the historical weight and momentousness of the events since 1607 to which I had alluded. From Wordnik.com. [New Oxford Irish] Reference
Only hours before, the room had been filled with family and laughter, as well as a sorrow weighted with momentousness. From Wordnik.com. [Mayhill Fowler: End-of-Life Decisions: Medicare Is Already in the Room] Reference
The momentousness of that deceptively simple question unequivocally was heightened by being at this singular institution. From Wordnik.com. [Paula Gordon: Why "Commencement"?] Reference
Clearly, you are seeing people who later lost their lives, and so there is an enormous moment -- momentousness (ph) to this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2002] Reference
Certainly a momentousness achievement of President Carter and great foresight by both President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin. From Wordnik.com. [WHY ONE LETTER ONE VOICE] Reference
Gregory wanted the guests to speak to the momentousness of the occasion and how it will fulfill/improve the lives of black people. From Wordnik.com. [What would someone have to say on "Meet the Press" to prompt a follow-up question from David Gregory?] Reference
To emphasize the momentousness of the event, the final issues of each series will feature “Countdown to the End” cover bullets. From Wordnik.com. [Claypool to go Online | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference
"The attempt to draft a new constitution, however, has not registered on Mr Ashur's scale of momentousness: "It will change nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday, August 31, 2005] Reference
That perhaps explains, at least in part, the momentousness of ear piercing to Goreans, which those of Earth take so much for granted. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
There's a sense of momentousness here and I pulled some sound for you of some classic senatorial language about how important this day is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2009] Reference
Dostoyevsky was among the few who grasped the momentousness of the change that Machiavelli initiated in the West's conception of diablerie. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama, Shaman] Reference
However, while consultant Joel Warady sees the opening as part of Target's "natural progression," he advises against overplaying its momentousness. From Wordnik.com. [Target Takes Manhattan] Reference
Matters of this momentousness cannot be left to others. From Wordnik.com. [The World Can't Wait!] Reference
Ralph was conscious of an extraordinary momentousness in every word that he said. From Wordnik.com. [The King's Achievement] Reference
Aficionados of the dinosaur days of rock will recognize this date's momentousness. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
He seemed overwhelmed at the momentousness of the act which he was about to perform. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Rocked the Earth] Reference
I've spilled a lot of ink trying to exhaustively articulate the momentousness of G-Side's. From Wordnik.com. [Cokemachineglow.com] Reference
AP, lacking the details, so far has yet to grasp the momentousness of this potential sea change. From Wordnik.com. [Jules Crittenden] Reference
Misaka gives Kuroko the present that she's bought her after recounting the momentousness of this occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
There are a number of points worth noting, none of which speaks to the momentousness of this peace treaty. From Wordnik.com. [Israel Matzav] Reference
And he got it right when it came to the momentousness, the dramatic watershed aspect, of that pass to Hall. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines] Reference
It would be easy to rhapsodise too sentimentally about this - but just as easy to understate its momentousness. From Wordnik.com. [True Blue Liberal] Reference
Wade felt the momentousness of that query, but it seemed her face had been telltale enough, without confirmation of words. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Rider] Reference
Her expressions last night were delightful, her unbridled awe at the momentousness of the occasion was evident to everyone. From Wordnik.com. [The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories] Reference
It was now that the momentousness of the question I was about to decide rushed with its genuine force upon my apprehension. From Wordnik.com. [Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker] Reference
The momentousness of an individual's life will be satisfied with nothing less final than an absolutely wise disposition of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Approach to Philosophy] Reference
The team is united, the coaches praise the players 'dedication, and the players acknowledge the momentousness of the occasion. From Wordnik.com. Reference
As I waited the coming of my most powerful customer, I could not keep my mind off the momentousness of the interview before me. From Wordnik.com. [Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated] Reference
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