Definitions for monster
ˈmɒn stərmon·ster

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. monster(noun)

   an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

2. giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus(noun)

   someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

3. freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae(noun)

   a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

4. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre(noun)

   a cruel wicked and inhuman person

5. monster, teras(noun)

   (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

Wiktionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. monster(Noun)

   A terrifying and dangerous, wild or fictional creature.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

2. monster(Noun)

   A bizarre or whimsical creature.

   The children decided Grover was a cuddly monster.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

3. monster(Noun)

   An extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal.

   Get away from those children, you meatheaded monster!

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

4. monster(Noun)

   A horribly deformed person.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

5. monster(Noun)

   A badly behaved child, a brat.

   Sit still, you little monster!

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

6. monster(Noun)

   Something unusually large.

   Have you seen those powerlifters on TV? They're monsters.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

7. monster(Noun)

   A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.

   That dude playing guitar is a monster.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

8. monster(Verb)

   To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

9. monster(Verb)

   To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.

   Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

10. monster(Verb)

    To harass.

    Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

11. monster(Adjective)

    Very large; worthy of a monster.

    He has a monster appetite.

    Etymology: From and monstre, itself from monstrum.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Monster(noun)

   something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel

   Etymology: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]

2. Monster(noun)

   specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs

   Etymology: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]

3. Monster(noun)

   any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty

   Etymology: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]

4. Monster(adj)

   monstrous in size

   Etymology: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]

5. Monster(verb)

   to make monstrous

   Etymology: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Monster

   A monster is any creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is often hideous and may produce fear or physical harm by its appearance and/or its actions. The word "monster" derives from Latin monstrum, an aberrant occurrence, usually biological, that was taken as a sign that something was wrong within the natural order. The word usually connotes something wrong or evil; a monster is generally morally objectionable, physically or psychologically hideous, and/or a freak of nature. It can also be applied figuratively to a person with similar characteristics like a greedy person or a person who does horrible things. However, the root of 'monstrum' is 'monere'—which does not only mean to warn, but also to instruct, and forms the basis of the modern English demonstrate. Thus, the monster is also a sign or instruction. This benign interpretation was proposed by Saint Augustine, who did not see the monster as inherently evil, but as part of the natural design of the world, a kind-of deliberate category error.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Monster

   mon′stėr, n. anything out of the usual course of nature: a prodigy, or fabulous animal: anything unusually large: anything horrible from ugliness or wickedness.—adj. unusually large, huge.—n. Monstros′ity, an unnatural production.—adj. Mon′strous, out of the common course of nature: enormous: wonderful: horrible.—adv. Mon′strously.—n. Mon′strousness, state or quality of being monstrous.—Gila monster, a large poisonous lizard of Arizona, &c., having tubercular scales. [Fr.,—L. monstrum, an omen, a monster—monēre, to warn.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monster' in Nouns Frequency: #2081

Anagrams for monster »

1. mentors, meronts, metrons

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monster in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of monster in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, "Othello", Act 3 scene 3:

   O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!It is the green-eyed monster which doth mockThe meat it feeds on.

2. Andrea Riseborough:

   The world is watching agog at this New York tycoon, with so much focus on how we created this monster.

3. Sandy Phillips:

   We're very happy this animal, this monster, will never see the light of day, it feels good to have this weight off our backs.

4. Carlos Caicedo:

   How cold-hearted can you be ? and such a monster, because you have to be something else, man, to do something like this.

5. Robert Blecker:

   She needs to have them look at him not as this one-dimensional monster, but as a multi-dimensional human being who had a difficult childhood with divorcing parents from another country whose brother became a surrogate father.

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