mont C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /mɑnt/ UK /mɒnt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names The pilgrims climbed toward the abbey perched atop the mont. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a mountain or hill, chiefly... mountainhillmountpeak ↔ Opposites valleyvale Word family Related forms mountmountainmontane Etymology AI details From French mont ('mountain'), from Latin mōns (genitive montis, 'mountain'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to project, jut out'). mont French mōns Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mont **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɑnt/ **IPA (UK):** /mɒnt/ ## Meanings 1. a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names ## Examples - The pilgrims climbed toward the abbey perched atop the mont. ## Synonyms - mountain - hill - mount - peak ## Antonyms - valley - vale ## Related Forms - mount - mountain - montane ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mont - Root: mōns - Root: *men- ## Etymology From French mont ('mountain'), from Latin mōns (genitive montis, 'mountain'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to project, jut out'). ## AI Etymology Mont comes from French mont ('mountain'), from Latin mōns (genitive montis, 'mountain'), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ('to project, jut out'). The etymological trail includes French mont, Latin mōns, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes mount, mountain, montane. Its current noun use means "a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names". ## Topics - Nature & Landscape - Register & Style markdown