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.

2. tremendous(Adjective)

   Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

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

3. tremendous(Adjective)

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

   There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Donald Trump:

   Wow. That was tremendous.

2. Peter Pham:

   There was tremendous pushback.

3. Dmitri Alperovitch:

   It’s a tremendous coup for China.

4. Fernand Amandi:

   There is a tremendous generational divide.

5. John Grunsfeld:

   This is a tremendous moment in human history.

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