Definitions for awfulness
aw·ful·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terriblenessnoun

   a quality of extreme unpleasantness

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awfulnessnoun

   The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.

2. awfulnessnoun

   The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awfulnessnoun

   Etymology: from awful.

   1. The quality of striking with awe; solemnity.

   These objects naturally raise seriousness; and night heightens the awfulness of the place, and pours out her supernumerary horrours upon every thing. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 110.

   2. The state of being struck with awe.

   An help to prayer, producing in us reverence and awfulness to the divine majesty of God. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awfulness

   Awfulness refers to the state or quality of being extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, shocking, or distressing. It can also refer to something that is exceptionally bad or of poor quality. It is often associated with conditions or situations that provoke feelings of fear, horror, disgust, or intense dislike.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awfulnessnoun

   the quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place

2. Awfulnessnoun

   the state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence

Matched Categories

1. • Unpleasantness

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How to pronounce awfulness?

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How to say awfulness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of awfulness in a Sentence

1. Stephen Colbert:

   And I’m like, ‘It’s still not over? His awfulness is still happening?’.

2. Jennifer Lawrence:

   In the middle of the night in London I had to come up with a statement, and I’m like, ‘It’s still not over? His awfulness is still happening?’.

3. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

   In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.

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References

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