Definitions for tremendous
trɪˈmɛn dəstremen·dous

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. enormous, tremendous(adj)

   extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

   "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"

2. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous(adj)

   extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

   "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

3. frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous(adj)

   extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

   "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tremendous(Adjective)

   awe-inspiring; terrific.

   Etymology: From tremendus, gerund form of tremo, from τρέμω

2. tremendous(Adjective)

   Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

   Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.

   Etymology: From tremendus, gerund form of tremo, from τρέμω

3. tremendous(Adjective)

   Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

   There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

   Etymology: From tremendus, gerund form of tremo, from τρέμω

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Tremendous(adj)

   fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Tremendous

   trē-men′dus, adj. such as astonishes or terrifies by its force or greatness: dreadful.—adv. Tremen′dously.—n. Tremen′dousness.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tremendous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1846

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tremendous' in Adjectives Frequency: #603

How to pronounce tremendous?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tremendous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tremendous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tremendous in a Sentence

1. Steve Rabinowitz:

   Al Gore's selection of Joe Lieberman to be his running mate was a big damn deal. It was a big deal in the community. It was a tremendous point of ethnic pride, and yet, four years later when he ran on his own for president, he got almost no support.

2. Enrique Salem:

   There is still tremendous opportunity to find some security companies solving hard problems.

3. Michael Bay:

   I let film directors make their movies at Platinum Dunes [Bay's production company] and give them tremendous responsibilities, well, unfortunately a very bad choice was made to use a real crash instead of creating a VFX shot, without realizing the impact it could have on the families.

4. Jennifer Majure:

   It's a huge stress reliever, knowing that he's in great hands has been a great, tremendous comfort.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   Joe Biden seems to have tremendous support in the African-American community. But it's for them to decide, it's not for me to make a judgment as to how they're going to react to him.

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