adj
Meaning 1
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
amazing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK, US: ə-mā'zĭng
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UK, US: /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
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UK, US: [əˈmeɪ̯zɪŋ]
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rhymes with -eɪzɪŋ
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adj
Meaning 2
Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- 2014, November 6, WAAY-TV (Huntsville, AL), VIDEO: "Sitting next to him was amazing" says student of General Via "I think it was pretty amazing that he picked our school out of a lot of schools to come speak to us about what he has done, and what our country has done, to help us gain our freedom," Mucci said, “sitting next to him was amazing.”
- 2014, November 8, Nick McCarvel, "Wozniacki's marathon debut was amazing, Djokovic says", USA TODAY Sports "Running a marathon is definitely an amazing experience."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of amaze
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- 2006 May 16, Simon Baird, "monkeyGTD is amazing- a few questions and suggestions", GTD TiddlyWiki, Google goups Cool! Of course 99% of the amazing is due to the "powered by TiddlyWiki" part of MonkeyGTD.. :)
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder- Melville
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- New York is an amazing city
- the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
- the awesome complexity of the universe
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
- Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
surprising greatly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she does an amazing amount of work
- the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astonishing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From amaze + -ing, from Old English āmasian.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُدْهِش (mudhiš) — causing wonder and amazement
- Arabic: مُذْهِل (muḏhil) — causing wonder and amazement
- Arabic: خرافي (ḵurāfi) — causing wonder and amazement
- Bashkir: ғәжәп (ğəjəp) — causing wonder and amazement
- Bashkir: аптырарлыҡ (aptırarlıq) — causing wonder and amazement
- Bashkir: иҫ киткес (iś kitkes) — causing wonder and amazement
- Belarusian: дзі́ўны (dzíwny) — causing wonder and amazement
- Belarusian: дзіво́сны (dzivósny) — causing wonder and amazement
- Belarusian: чаро́ўны (čarówny) — causing wonder and amazement
- Bulgarian: удивителен (udivitelen) — causing wonder and amazement
- Bulgarian: смайващ (smajvašt) — causing wonder and amazement
- Chinese Mandarin: 精彩 (jīngcǎi) — causing wonder and amazement
- Chinese Mandarin: 了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) — causing wonder and amazement
- Czech: úžasný — causing wonder and amazement
- Czech: ohromující — causing wonder and amazement
- Dutch: wonderbaarlijk — causing wonder and amazement
- Dutch: verbluffend — causing wonder and amazement
- Esperanto: mirinda — causing wonder and amazement
- Finnish: hämmästyttävä — causing wonder and amazement
- French: étonnant — causing wonder and amazement
- Georgian: საოცარი (saocari) — causing wonder and amazement
- Georgian: საკვირველი (saḳvirveli) — causing wonder and amazement
- German: erstaunlich — causing wonder and amazement
- German: unglaublich — causing wonder and amazement
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks) — causing wonder and amazement
- Greek: εκπληκτικός (ekpliktikós) — causing wonder and amazement
- Hebrew: מַדְהִים (madhím) — causing wonder and amazement
- Icelandic: furðulegur — causing wonder and amazement
- Ingrian: ihmelliin — causing wonder and amazement
- Ingrian: ihmekäs — causing wonder and amazement
- Irish: iontach — causing wonder and amazement
- Italian: meraviglioso — causing wonder and amazement
- Italian: sorprendente — causing wonder and amazement
- Italian: sbalorditivo — causing wonder and amazement
- Japanese: 驚くべき (odoroku-beki) — causing wonder and amazement
- Japanese: 凄い (sugoi) — causing wonder and amazement
- Latin: mīrus — causing wonder and amazement
- Latin: mirabilis — causing wonder and amazement
- Manx: ard-yindyssagh — causing wonder and amazement
- Mongolian: гайхалтай (gajxaltaj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Nepali: अचम्मको (acammako) — causing wonder and amazement
- Norwegian: forbløffende — causing wonder and amazement
- Polish: zdumiewający — causing wonder and amazement
- Portuguese: surpreendente — causing wonder and amazement
- Romanian: uimitor — causing wonder and amazement
- Romanian: extraordinar — causing wonder and amazement
- Russian: изуми́тельный (izumítelʹnyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Russian: порази́тельный (porazítelʹnyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Russian: восхити́тельный (vosxitítelʹnyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Spanish: asombroso — causing wonder and amazement
- Spanish: sorprendente — causing wonder and amazement
- Swedish: häpnadsväckande — causing wonder and amazement
- Turkish: şaşırtıcı — causing wonder and amazement
- Ukrainian: ди́вний (dývnyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Ukrainian: чудо́вий (čudóvyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Ukrainian: дивови́жний (dyvovýžnyj) — causing wonder and amazement
- Vietnamese: tuyệt vời — causing wonder and amazement
- Esperanto: miriga — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Finnish: mieletön — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- French: formidable — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- French: super — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- French: extraordinaire — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- French: sensationnel — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Georgian: საოცარი (saocari) — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- German: toll — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- German: super — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- German: unglaublich — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Ingrian: ihmelliin — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Ingrian: ihmekäs — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Italian: formidabile — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
- Romanian: extraordinar — possessing uniquely wonderful qualities
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