Terrific — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

very great or intense

extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɚɹˈɪfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/təɹˈɪfɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/təɹˈɪfɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /tɚɹˈɪfɪk/.

Examples

a terrific noise
a terrific thunderstorm storm
fought a terrific battle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

howling terrifying tremendous wonderful grand wondrous marvellous rattling fantastic marvelous

Parts of Speech

adjective	very great or intense “a terrific noise”
adjective	extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers “a fantastic trip to the Orient”
adjective	causing extreme terror “a terrifying wail”

Word Forms

grandness	noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
wonderfulness	noun	admirable excellence
wonder	noun	something that causes feelings of wonder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgezeichnet

sehr groß oder intensiv

🇫🇷French

formidable

très grand ou intense

🇪🇸Spanish

fantástico

muy grande o intenso

🇮🇹Italian

spaventoso

molto grande o intenso

🇳🇱Dutch

geweldig

zeer groot of intens

🇵🇹Portuguese

maravilhoso

muito grande ou intenso

🇷🇺Russian

потрясающий

очень сильный или интенсивный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमाल का

बहुत बढ़िया या तीव्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

খুব মহান বা তীব্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பயங்கரமான

மிகவும் பெரியது அல்லது தீவிரமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

చాలా గొప్ప లేదా తీవ్రమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

भयानक

खूप महान किंवा तीव्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

જબરદસ્ત

ખૂબ મહાન અથવા તીવ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊಗಸಾದ

ಬಹಳ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയങ്കരം

വളരെ മഹത്തായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തീവ്രമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاجواب

بہت زبردست یا شدید

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

了不起

非常伟大或强烈

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

非常に素晴らしい、または強烈な

🇰🇷Korean

훌륭한

매우 훌륭하거나 강렬하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyệt vời

rất tuyệt vời hoặc mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ยอดเยี่ยมมาก

ยิ่งใหญ่มากหรือรุนแรงมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

hebat

sangat hebat atau intens

🇵🇭Filipino

napakahusay

napakahusay o matindi

🇲🇾Malay

hebat

sangat hebat atau sengit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائع

كبيرة جدًا أو شديدة

🇮🇷Persian

فوق العاده

بسیار عالی یا شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

müthiş

çok harika ya da yoğun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְצוּיָן

גדול מאוד או אינטנסיבי

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