adj
Meaning 1
Inspiring awe; awesome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Taj Mahal is an awe-inspiring sight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
awe-inspiring
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː ɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/
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/ˈoːɹɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/ UK colloquial, intrusive R
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General-American: /ˈɔ ɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of awe-inspire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
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: amazing, awesome, awful, awing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: ontsagwekkend — Inspiring awe; awesome
- Esperanto: impona — Inspiring awe; awesome
- Latin: tremendus — Inspiring awe; awesome
- Latin: verendus — Inspiring awe; awesome
- Russian: изумительный (izumitelʹnyj) — Inspiring awe; awesome