awesome
English
/ˈɔːsəm/, /ˈɔs.əm/, /ˈɑs.əm/
adj
Definitions
- (dated) Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
- (colloquial) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
Etymology
Suffix from English awe.
Origin
English
awe
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- awe English
- aweless English
- awesome sauce English
- awesomely English
- awesomeness English
- awesomenessness English
- awesomeosity English
- awesomest English
- awesometastic English
- awestricken English
- awestrike English
- awestruck English
- awful English
- inawe English
- overawe English
- sauce English
- unawesome English
- underawe English
- aw Middle English