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awesome

adjective/ˈɔːsəm/ (AW-suhm)Level B1
awesome meaning picture: A young Indian traveller pressed against an aeroplane window, mouth open in pure wonder, as the vast snow-covered Himala
Picture meaning of “awesome” — extremely good or impressive (informal); causing wonder or fear because of great size or power

extremely good or impressive (informal); causing wonder or fear because of great size or power

In everyday speech, awesome just means great or excellent. In its older, stronger sense it describes something so huge or powerful that it fills you with wonder, like the Himalayas.

awesome meaning in Hindi

बेहद अच्छा या प्रभावशाली (अनौपचारिक); विशाल आकार या शक्ति से विस्मय या भय जगाने वाला, ज़बरदस्त (awesome)

रोज़मर्रा की बोली में awesome का मतलब बस शानदार या बेहतरीन है। इसके पुराने, गहरे अर्थ में यह इतनी विशाल या शक्तिशाली चीज़ को बताता है जो आपको विस्मय से भर दे, जैसे हिमालय।

Examples

  1. That was an awesome catch at the boundary!बाउंड्री पर वह कैच तो ज़बरदस्त था!
  2. From the plane, the Himalayas looked awesome under the morning sun.हवाई जहाज़ से सुबह की धूप में हिमालय विस्मयकारी लग रहा था।

Synonyms & antonyms

amazingfantasticbreathtakingawfulordinary

Memory trick

AWE + SOME: SOMEthing that fills you with AWE and makes you say 'wow'.

💡 Did you know?

Awesome and awful both come from 'awe', but awesome became positive while awful became negative over time.

Word origin

From 'awe', from Old Norse 'agi' meaning fear or terror, plus the suffix '-some' meaning full of; the casual 'great' sense is modern.

awesome meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीबेहद अच्छा या प्रभावशाली (अनौपचारिक); विशाल आकार या शक्ति से विस्मय या भय जगाने वाला, ज़बरदस्त (awesome)
Arabic · العربيةرائع أو مذهل جدًا (غير رسمي)؛ يثير الرهبة أو الخوف بسبب ضخامته أو قوته (awesome)
French · Françaisextrêmement bien ou impressionnant (familier) ; qui inspire l'émerveillement ou la crainte par sa taille ou sa puissance, génial, impressionnant (awesome)
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiasangat bagus atau mengesankan (informal); menimbulkan rasa takjub atau takut karena ukuran atau kekuatannya yang besar, keren, menakjubkan (awesome)
Chinese · 中文极好的、令人印象深刻的(非正式);因巨大的规模或力量而令人敬畏的,超棒的,令人惊叹的 (awesome)

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