Definitions for amazing
əˈmeɪ zɪŋamaz·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. amazing, astonishingadjective

   surprising greatly

   "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"

2. 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"

Wiktionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. amazingadjective

   Causing wonder and amazement; possessing uniquely wonderful qualities.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Amazingparticipial adj.

   Wonderful; astonishing.

   Etymology: from amaze.

   It is indeed an amazing thing to see the present desolation of Italy, when one considers what incredible multitudes of people it abounded with during the reigns of the Roman emperours. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Amazing

   of Amaze

2. Amazingadjective

   causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. amazing

   Causing feelings of joy and inspiration.

   They viewed the water-show on the Riverbank and thought it was amazing therefore they shared their video they made of it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'amazing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2098

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'amazing' in Adjectives Frequency: #637

How to pronounce amazing?

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How to say amazing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amazing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amazing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of amazing in a Sentence

1. Tyler Cameron:

   I mean... that's just where we're at, our relationship doesn't need to be public. She's good people, she's an amazing person and we're just keeping it friendly.

2. Jeffrey Butts:

   I'm Jeffrey Butts. I'm going to stop, I don't feel threatened, there are people whose rational expectation is that( the stop) puts them in danger. They're going to have different response. It's amazing to me that we haven't confronted that and individual police officers don't think about that. They're just shocked and angered by someone daring to not comply.

3. Don Hall:

   One upon a time there was a freckle-faced little boy who told his mom and his dad he was going to work at Walt Disney Animation and they did something amazing. They supported him, big Hero 6.

4. Ruan Ras:

   I think it was surreal, just watching that race and watching her touch and actually seeing that world record pop up on the TV, that was amazing, that was such an amazing feeling.

5. Carl Loredo:

   It's amazing considering how hard the breakfast daypart has been hit. Coming into Covid-19 and through all the challenges to see the growth we've been able to see in breakfast.

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