astounding en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Meanings
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That astounds or astound.
Signor Jupe […] was also to exhibit "his astounding feat of throwing seventy-five hundred-weight in rapid succession backhanded over his head, thus forming a fountain of solid iron in mid-air, a feat never before attempted in this or any other country[…]."
1854, Charles Dickens, “A Loophole”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, 1st book (Sowing), page 14:astounding success an astounding spectacle
This is going to be the most astounding thing you’ve ever heard of, sir, and I say that knowing that a man of your caliber in your profession must have known some astounding things in his time.
1930, Dashiell Hammet, “The Emperor’s Gift”, in The Maltese Falcon, New York, N.Y.; London: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, page 148:[Y]ou ſhall heare the Scythian Tamburlaine: / Threatning the world with high aſtounding tearms / And ſcourging kingdomes with his conquering ſword.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], “The Prologue”, in Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN:Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave, / We saw the Stygian pool her borders lave, / Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.
1802, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VII”, in Henry Boyd, transl., The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri: Consisting of the Inferno—Purgatorio—and Paradiso. Translated into English Verse, […] In Three Volumes, volume I (Inferno), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Strahan, […]; for T[homas] Cadell, Jun. and W[illiam] Davies, […], →OCLC, stanza XVIII, page 152:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most astounding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more astounding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unastounding · astoundingly · astoundingness
Synonyms
fantastic · spontaneous · extraordinary · unpredictable · wonderful · marvelous · unbelievable · phenomenal · astonishing · incredible · amazing · remarkable · unexpected · miraculous · astounding · surprise · awesome · random · shocking · unbelievable · sudden · surprising · heartstopping
Translations (21)
cs ohromující (that astounds or astound) · sv häpnadsväckande (that astounds or astound) · sl šokanten (that astounds or astound) · mi whakaohomauri (that astounds or astound) · nl verbijsterend (that astounds or astound) · nl indrukwekkend (that astounds or astound) · la mīrus (that astounds or astound) · es sorprendente (that astounds or astound) · kix āthǖngō (that astounds or astound) · ar مُذْهِل (that astounds or astound) · fr impressionnant (that astounds or astound) · it impressionante (that astounds or astound) · de beeindruckend (that astounds or astound) · es epatante (that astounds or astound) · pt impressionante (that astounds or astound) · es asombroso (that astounds or astound) · arz مذهل (that astounds or astound) · es pasmoso (that astounds or astound) · sl izjemen (that astounds or astound) · pl zdumiewający (that astounds or astound) · de außergewöhnlich (that astounds or astound)