Awe Definition
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awed, awes, awing
noun
awes
A feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or powerful.
American Heritage
A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc.
Webster's New World
The power to inspire dread.
American Heritage
The power of inspiring intense fear or fearful reverence.
Webster's New World
Dread.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
awed, awes, awing
To fill with awe.
Tourists who are awed by the ancient monument.
American Heritage
To inspire awe in; fill with awe.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
idiom
stand in awe of
- to respect and fear
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Awe
- stand in awe of
Origin of Awe
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From Old English eġe, influenced during Middle English by forms from the Old Norse cognate agi, both from Proto-Germanic *agaz.
From Wiktionary
Middle English aue from Old Norse agi
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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