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?

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   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. Michael Dell:

   Dell is a very different company than it was five years or so years ago. And we're seeing tremendous momentum inside the business.

2. Michael Cusumano:

   Zhang is a CEO with tremendous foresight, he's not just sitting back trying to crank out refrigerators. He's trying to think about what the company can become.

3. Donald Trump:

   Tremendous crowds of well wishers and people that love our country, haven't seen any protests yet, but I'm sure the Fake News will be working hard to find them. Great love all around.

4. Attorney Debra Katz:

   With tremendous anguish, I am now sharing this information about my experience and setting the record straight. It has been extremely difficult to relive that traumatic experience from 2004. Mr. Fairfax has tried to brand me as a liar to a national audience, in service to his political ambitions, and has threatened litigation. Given his false assertions, Im compelled to make clear what happened.

5. Ashwani Lohani:

   People in top leadership positions have a tremendous motivating power which they don't use, if I pat someone on the back and say 'do good work,' he will do it.

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