Awesome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪlˈɛktɹɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪkˈɒmplɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪkˈɒmplɛks/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪlˈɛktɹɪk/.

Examples

New York is an amazing city
the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
the awesome complexity of the universe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amazing awing awe-inspiring awful

Parts of Speech

adjective

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville

“New York is an amazing city”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eindrucksvoll

Ehrfurcht, Bewunderung oder Staunen wecken; ; ; ; -Melville

🇫🇷French

génial

inspirer la crainte, l'admiration ou l'émerveillement ; ; ; ; -Melville

🇪🇸Spanish

impresionante

inspirar asombro, admiración o asombro; ; ; ; -Melville

🇮🇹Italian

Eccezionale

ispirare stupore, ammirazione o meraviglia; ; ; ; -Melville

🇳🇱Dutch

geweldig

inspirerend ontzag, bewondering of verwondering; ; ; ; - Melville

🇵🇹Portuguese

incrível

inspirando admiração, admiração ou admiração; ; ; ; -Melville

🇷🇺Russian

потрясающий

внушающий трепет, восхищение или удивление; ; ; ; - Мелвилл

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत बढ़िया

प्रेरक विस्मय या प्रशंसा या आश्चर्य; ; ; ; - मेलविल

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্দান্ত

অনুপ্রেরণামূলক বিস্ময় বা প্রশংসা বা বিস্ময়; ; ; ; - মেলভিল

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதமான

பிரமிப்பு அல்லது போற்றுதல் அல்லது ஆச்சரியத்தை தூண்டும்; ; ; ; - மெல்வில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతం

ప్రేరేపిత విస్మయం లేదా ప్రశంసలు లేదా అద్భుతం; ; ; ; - మెల్విల్లే

🇮🇳Marathi

छान

प्रेरणादायक विस्मय किंवा प्रशंसा किंवा आश्चर्य; ; ; ; - मेलविले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અદ્ભુત

પ્રેરણાદાયક ધાક અથવા પ્રશંસા અથવા અજાયબી; ; ; ; - મેલવિલે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ವಿಸ್ಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದ್ಭುತ; ; ; ; - ಮೆಲ್ವಿಲ್ಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരം

പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വിസ്മയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രശംസ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്ഭുതം; ; ; ; - മെൽവിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾਦਾਇਕ ਅਚੰਭਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ; ; ; ; - ਮੇਲਵਿਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت اچھا

متاثر کن خوف یا تعریف یا تعجب؛ ; ; ; - میلویل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊人的

激发敬畏、钦佩或惊奇； ; ; ; ——梅尔维尔

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

畏敬の念、称賛、または驚きを呼び起こす。 ; ; ; - メルビル

🇰🇷Korean

엄청난

경외심이나 감탄 또는 경이로움을 불러일으키는 것; ; ; ; - 멜빌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyệt vời

truyền cảm hứng kinh ngạc, ngưỡng mộ hoặc thắc mắc; ; ; ; - Melville

🇹🇭Thai

สุดยอด

สร้างแรงบันดาลใจให้น่าเกรงขามหรือชื่นชมหรือสงสัย ; ; ; - เมลวิลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

luar biasa

menginspirasi kekaguman atau kekaguman atau keheranan; ; ; ; - Melville

🇵🇭Filipino

kahanga-hanga

nakasisiglang pagkamangha o paghanga o pagtataka; ; ; ; - Melville

🇲🇾Malay

hebat

menimbulkan rasa kagum atau kagum atau hairan; ; ; ; - Melville

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهل

إلهام الرهبة أو الإعجاب أو العجب؛ ; ; ; - ملفيل

🇮🇷Persian

عالی

برانگیختن هیبت یا تحسین یا شگفتی؛ ; ; ; - ملویل

🇹🇷Turkish

Mükemmel

hayranlık ya da hayranlık ya da merak uyandıran; ; ; ; -Melville

🇮🇱Hebrew

מדהים

מעורר יראה או הערצה או פליאה; ; ; ; מלוויל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'awesome'?

The primary meaning of 'awesome' is 'inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'awesome' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'awesome' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'awesome' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'awesome' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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