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awesome
CEFRB1
/ˈɔː.səm/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Extremely impressive, enjoyable, or exciting.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailClipping of awesomeness (“the quality, state, or essence of being awesome”).
Examples
It was awesome to meet you in real life!
We're quite insignificant, but awesome nevertheless.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsExcellent, exciting, remarkable.
Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
noun
Extra meaningA person who is awesome.
More examples
In contextThe tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.
The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight.
This concert was awesome.
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Origin
adjective
From awe + -some; compare earlier awful and Middle English eiful (“inducing fright or terror, terrible”), from Old English eġeful (“fearful; inspiring awe”). The oldest meaning of awesome is of “something which inspires awe”, but the word is now also a common colloquial expression. It was originally so used in the United States, where it had featured strikingly in the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora!, as used by Japan's Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto to describe the "awesome" industrial potential of the United States. Consequently, as the word popularly became an expression for anything superb, in its original meaning it has tended to be replaced by the related word, awe-inspiring.