awesome

[aw-suhm]

adjective

1. causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear.

   an awesome sight.

2. exhibiting or marked by awe; showing reverence, admiration, or fear.

3. Slang.,  very impressive.

   That new white convertible is totally awesome.

awesome

/ ˈɔːsəm /

adjective

1. inspiring or displaying awe

2. slang,  excellent or outstanding

Confusables Note

See awful.

Other Word Forms

• awesomeness noun
• awesomely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of awesome¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; awe + -some ¹

Example Sentences

"We tried to do something new and it was really hard and I think we're really proud of how it came out. But if people are going to reward that, that would be awesome."

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To him we are indebted for such gems as “Launch was awesome!!” and “Listening to Sting on my ipod.”

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“No, that’s awesome. We have a term at Echo for people like you—‘yarders’—who get as much satisfaction from making their houses beautiful on the outside as on the inside,” he said.

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“Yeah he was awesome. He was awesome. He, I think given the workload of today, I was impressed that he was able to sustain his level of intensity for as long as he did.”

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Sometimes you don’t know what you have until someone who doesn’t take it for granted shows you why they think it’s awesome.

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