adj
Meaning 1
Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
earthshaking
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adj
Meaning 2
Of global consequence or importance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
loud enough to shake the very earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- earthshaking proposals
- the contest was no world-shaking affair
- the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: world-shaking, world-shattering
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).