Formidability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impressive difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹmˈɪdəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːmˈɪdəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːmˈɪdəbˈɪlɪti/

6 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹmˈɪdəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toughness

Word Forms

formidable	adjective	extremely impressive in strength or excellence
tough	adjective	making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Furchtbarkeit

beeindruckende Schwierigkeit

🇫🇷French

redoutable

difficulté impressionnante

🇪🇸Spanish

formidable

dificultad impresionante

🇮🇹Italian

formidabilità

difficoltà impressionante

🇳🇱Dutch

formidabiliteit

indrukwekkende moeilijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

formidável

dificuldade impressionante

🇷🇺Russian

грозность

впечатляющая сложность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्जेयता

प्रभावशाली कठिनाई

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃঢ়তা

চিত্তাকর্ষক অসুবিধা

🇮🇳Tamil

வலிமைமிக்க தன்மை

ஈர்க்கக்கூடிய சிரமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలీయత

ఆకట్టుకునే కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

भयंकरपणा

प्रभावी अडचण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રબળતા

પ્રભાવશાળી મુશ્કેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಧಾರಣತೆ

ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ ತೊಂದರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബ്ബലത

ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਆਨਕਤਾ

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوطی

متاثر کن مشکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

威力

令人印象深刻的难度

🇯🇵Japanese

恐るべき力

印象的な難易度

🇰🇷Korean

가공할 만한

인상적인 난이도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ghê gớm

độ khó ấn tượng

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่าเกรงขาม

ความยากลำบากที่น่าประทับใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketangguhan

kesulitan yang mengesankan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakila-kilabot

kahanga-hangang kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kegigihan

kesukaran yang mengagumkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهائلة

صعوبة مثيرة للإعجاب

🇮🇷Persian

مهیب بودن

دشواری چشمگیر

🇹🇷Turkish

zorluluk

etkileyici zorluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימתניות

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The primary meaning of 'formidability' is 'impressive difficulty'.

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

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

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

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