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.

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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

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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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How to pronounce awesome?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. John Green:

   She's the kind of person who either dies tragically at twenty-seven, like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, or else grows up to win, like, the first-ever Nobel Prize for Awesome.

2. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning:

   He's just had an incredible year. There's no doubt in my mind that he's going to be the( season's) MVP, what he's done in the short time being an NFL quarterback has been awesome, awesome. That's the best word I can think of. He's been a great passer, a great runner and a great leader.

3. Ingrid Weir:

   You may just miss an awesome ride if you only look at happiness as a destination.

4. Henry Miller:

   The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

5. Al Jazeera:

   It's awesome to be home. It's absolutely awesome, this is a moment that I rehearsed in my mind at least 400 times in ... the past 400 days.

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