- awesome awe·some ['ɔːsəm] adj
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awesome — awe•some [[t]ˈɔ səm[/t]] adj. 1) inspiring awe: an awesome sight[/ex] 2) showing awe 3) cvb sts Slang. very impressive • Etymology: 1590–1600 awe′some•ly, adv. awe′some•ness, n. usage: See awful … From formal English to slang
awesome — (adj.) 1590s, profoundly reverential, from AWE (Cf. awe) + SOME (Cf. some). Meaning inspiring awe is from 1670s; weakened colloquial sense of impressive, very good is recorded by 1961 and was in vogue from after c.1980. Related: Awesomely;… … Etymology dictionary
awesome — awe|some [ˈo:səm US ˈo: ] adj 1.) extremely impressive, serious, or difficult so that you feel great respect, worry, or fear ▪ an awesome responsibility ▪ the awesome sweep of the scenery 2.) especially AmE informal very good ▪ Their last concert … Dictionary of contemporary English
awesome — adj. inspiring awe; dreaded. Derivatives: awesomely adv. awesomeness n. Etymology: AWE + SOME(1) … Useful english dictionary
awesome — awe·some || É”ËsÉ™m adj. impressive; frightening; inspiring awe; great, terrific (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
awful — awfulness, n. /aw feuhl/, adj. 1. extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly: awful paintings; an awful job. 2. inspiring fear; dreadful; terrible: an awful noise. 3. solemnly impressive; inspiring awe: the awful majesty of alpine peaks. 4. full of awe;… … Universalium
awful — aw•ful [[t]ˈɔ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) extremely bad; unpleasant; disagreeable 2) inspiring fear; terrible: an awful noise[/ex] 3) solemnly impressive: the awful majesty of the peaks[/ex] 4) cvb extremely dangerous, risky, injurious, etc.: an awful fall; … From formal English to slang
Grendel's mother — [ thumb|150 px|right|The first page of the Beowulf manuscript.] Grendel s mother (Old English: Grendles modor) is one of three antagonists (along with Grendel and the dragon) in the work of Anglo Saxon literature of anonymous authorship, Beowulf… … Wikipedia
grand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. large, impressive, magnificent, stately, majestic; pretentious, ostentatious; elegant, lofty. See greatness, ostentation, repute. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sumptuous] Syn. rich, splendid,… … English dictionary for students
special — spe·cial adj 1: distinguished by some unusual quality special circumstances justifying an award of attorney s fees 2: relating to a single thing or class of things: having an individual character or trait owed them a special duty not owed to the… … Law dictionary
