awe-inspiring
21awe-inspiring grandeur — n. magnificence which inspires a feeling of wonder …
22awe — {{11}}awe (n.) c.1300, earlier aghe, c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. agi fright, from P.Gmc. *agiz (Cf. O.E. ege fear, O.H.G. agiso fright, terror, Goth. agis fear, anguish ), from PIE *agh es (Cf. Gk. akhos pain, grief ), from root …
23awe — n. & v. n. reverential fear or wonder (stand in awe of). v.tr. inspire with awe. Phrases and idioms: awe inspiring causing awe or wonder; amazing, magnificent. Etymology: ME age f. ON agi f. Gmc …
24awe-inspire — verb To cause awe; to make awe inspiring …
25awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …
26awe — [ô] n. [ME age, aghe, awe < ON agi < IE base * agh , to be depressed, afraid > OE ege, Goth agis, Gr achos] 1. a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc. 2. Archaic the power of… …
27Awe — Awe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Awing}.] To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread. [1913 Webster] That same eye whose bend doth awe the world. Shak. [1913 Webster] His solemn and… …
28awe — 1. noun /ɔː,ɔ,ɑ/ a) A feeling of fear and reverence. For several minutes no one spoke; I think they must each have been as overcome by awe as was I. All about us was a flora and fauna as strange and wonderful to us as might have been those upon a …
29Hierarchy of awe — There are various levels of awe due to psychological differences in persons. In those who have not produced an opinion of themselves, for instance a child, awe would be experienced regularly. Similarly, those who seem themselves as inferior or… …
30awsome — aweˈsome (or obsolete awˈsome) adjective 1. Awed 2. Awe inspiring 3. Dreadful 4. Amazing, great, impressive (slang) • • • Main Entry: ↑awe …
