Tremendous Meaning
/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAwe-inspiring; terrific.
adjNotable for its size, power, or excellence.
Sentence Examples
The rocket travels at a tremendous speed.
I have made a tremendous mistake.
The world faces the tremendous problem of mass unemployment.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The explosion caused a ____ amount of damage to the entire building.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The team put in a ____ effort to finish the work on time and they were very proud of the successful result today.
Word Origin & History
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure."
— 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
"The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason."
— 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 113:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The explosion caused a ____ amount of damage to the entire building.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The team put in a ____ effort to finish the work on time and they were very proud of the successful result today.