Definitions for Awesome
ˈɔ səmawe·some

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awingadjective

   inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

   "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"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. awesomeadjective

   Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.

2. awesomeadjective

   Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

3. Etymology: Early Modern English 1590-1600, from. Compare egeful.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awesome

   Awesome is an adjective that is used to describe something or someone that is extremely impressive, remarkable, or inspiring. It conveys a sense of awe, wonder, or amazement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Awesomeadjective

   causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight

2. Awesomeadjective

   expressive of awe or terror

WikidataRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Awesome

   Awesome is a science fiction action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It features a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooting to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a pre-rendered ray-traced intro sequence. The antagonist of the game is John Winner. Scenes and music from the game were featured in Psygnosis's later game Lemmings as in-jokes, in a Taxing rated level called "What an AWESOME level". The theme music for Awesome was composed by Tim Wright. The box art for Awesome was painted by science fiction artist John Harris.

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1. awesome

   Song lyrics by awesome -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by awesome on the Lyrics.com website.

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Anagrams for Awesome »

1. waesome

How to pronounce Awesome?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Awesome in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Awesome in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Awesome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Awesome in a Sentence

1. The Rockies:

   In 2012, he was the flashiest, funnest guy to watch I had ever seen in the field, it was like, ’Oh, my gosh, if he can just piece it together, he’s Omar Vizquel.’ He’s like a magician with his hands. He also brings an energy. He’s pieced together a really awesome career. I’ve been impressed with him since the day I met him.

2. Aimee Eyvazzadeh:

   They've said they've discovered this precursor cell in humans and this cell can somehow mature into healthy, young fertilizable eggs? Well, that's awesome, let me at that cell!

3. Jimmie Johnson:

   I race my teammates with the most respect I possibly can, every race I've been in, I've given way, that was really the first time I fought for position and felt like I should have been up there passing( Dixon). Today I had it in me and I raced clean, hard, and just had an awesome day.

4. Allison Hermann:

   It would be awesome if we could all have a prom and be together. I mean I haven’t seen some of my classmates in over a year, this is one of the only times that we all get to share together. Just being a high school senior is very symbolic so the fact we haven’t gotten the chance to be together yet is really sad.

5. Bob Barnes:

   Wisconsin was awesome, absolutely awesome.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Awesome
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awesome
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Awesome
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Awesome
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Awesome