Meaning
colossal, huge
- Extremely large, massive, or imposing in scale or amount
- (figurative) Exceptional, momentous, or disastrously huge (e.g. an error)
In a sentence
Hanno commesso un errore colossale fidandosi di quella proposta.
They made a colossal mistake by trusting that proposal.
Nel centro della piazza sorge una statua colossale dell'antico re.
In the center of the square stands a colossal statue of the ancient king.
Il nuovo film d'azione ha ottenuto un successo colossale al botteghino.
The new action movie achieved colossal success at the box office.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| colossale | masculine · singular |
| colossale | feminine · singular |
| colossali | masculine · plural |
| colossali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the singular across genders (-e), ending in -i for both plurals.
- Frequently paired with words like 'errore', 'successo', or 'statua'.