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Wow

noun/wˈaʊ/
Definition
a joke that seems extremely funny
impress greatly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈaʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈaʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈaʊ/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈaʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna joke that seems extremely funny
verbimpress greatly
“The speaker wowed the audience”
Word Forms
howlverblaugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
Ouah
une blague qui semble extrêmement drôle
🇪🇸Spanish
Guau
un chiste que parece extremadamente divertido
🇮🇹Italian
Oh
uno scherzo che sembra estremamente divertente
🇳🇱Dutch
Wauw
een grap die buitengewoon grappig lijkt
🇵🇹Portuguese
uau
uma piada que parece extremamente engraçada
🇷🇺Russian
ух ты
шутка, которая кажется очень смешной
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बहुत खूब
एक चुटकुला जो बेहद मजेदार लगता है
🇧🇩Bengali
বাহ
একটি কৌতুক যা অত্যন্ত মজার বলে মনে হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆஹா
மிகவும் வேடிக்கையாகத் தோன்றும் ஒரு நகைச்சுவை
🇮🇳Telugu
వావ్
చాలా ఫన్నీగా అనిపించే జోక్
🇮🇳Marathi
व्वा
एक विनोद जो अत्यंत मजेदार वाटतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
વાહ
એક મજાક જે અત્યંત રમુજી લાગે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಾಹ್
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತಮಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ತೋರುವ ಒಂದು ಜೋಕ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൗ
വളരെ തമാശയായി തോന്നുന്ന ഒരു തമാശ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਾਹ
ਇੱਕ ਚੁਟਕਲਾ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਮਜ਼ਾਕੀਆ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
واہ
ایک لطیفہ جو انتہائی مضحکہ خیز لگتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一个看起来非常好笑的笑话
🇯🇵Japanese
おお
非常に面白いと思われるジョーク
🇰🇷Korean
우와
아주 재미있어 보이는 농담
🇻🇳Vietnamese
một trò đùa có vẻ cực kỳ buồn cười
🇹🇭Thai
ว้าว
เรื่องตลกที่ดูตลกมาก
🇲🇾Malay
wah
jenaka yang kelihatan sangat lucu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رائع
نكتة تبدو مضحكة للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
وای
شوخی که به شدت خنده دار به نظر می رسد
🇹🇷Turkish
Vay
son derece komik görünen bir şaka
🇮🇱Hebrew
וואו
בדיחה שנראית מצחיקה ביותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wow'?
The primary meaning of 'wow' is 'a joke that seems extremely funny'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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