noun
mont
mon
noun
1
An old or dialect word for a mountain or hill, now mostly seen in place names.
"The village sits below the mont, half-hidden in cloud most mornings."
"Old maps of the region still label the peak simply as "the mont"."
How to Use Mont
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or borrowed way of saying "mountain", mostly surviving today inside place names like Mont Blanc.
Common mistake
You'll almost never use this as a standalone English word in conversation — it mainly shows up as part of a proper name.
Common pairings
Mont Blanc
the mont
Word Forms
monts plural, Monts plural
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Etymology
From French mont ("mountain"), itself from Latin mons — the same root behind English words like "mountain" and "promontory".