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Awesome — Awe some, a. 1. Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressive of awe or terror. [1913 Webster] An awesome glance up at the auld castle. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
awesome — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ really, simply, totally (informal, esp. AmE), truly ▪ The N … Collocations dictionary
awesome — awesomely, adv. awesomeness, n. /aw seuhm/, adj. 1. inspiring awe: an awesome sight. 2. showing or characterized by awe. 3. Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome. [1590 1600; AWE + SOME1] Usage. See … Universalium
awesome — adjective /ˈɔːsəm,ˈɔs.əm,ˈɑs.əm/ a) Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight. b) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power … Wiktionary
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 — has followed the route of awful, and other words like fantastic, dreadful, tremendous, etc., in acquiring, especially in AmE, a favourable meaning ‘very good or impressive’, and this meaning has spread into BrE alongside its traditional meaning… … Modern English usage
sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye … Collocations dictionary
awesome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impressive, awe inspiring; slang, excellent, splendid. See wonder, goodness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring awe] Syn. awe inspiring, formidable, imposing, exalted; see grand 2 , impressive 1 … English dictionary for students
out of sight — {adv. phr.} 1. Not within one s field of vision. * /The sailboat disappeared out of sight over the horizon./ 2. Extremely expensive. * /The builder s estimate was so high that it was out of sight./ 3. Unbelievable; fantastic; incredible (both in… … Dictionary of American idioms
out of sight — {adv. phr.} 1. Not within one s field of vision. * /The sailboat disappeared out of sight over the horizon./ 2. Extremely expensive. * /The builder s estimate was so high that it was out of sight./ 3. Unbelievable; fantastic; incredible (both in… … Dictionary of American idioms
