Dictionary

tremendous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/
• (US) audio
• /tɹəˈmɛndəs/ weak vowel merger

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

Meanings

1. Awe-inspiring; terrific.
   • 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:
2. Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
   • Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
3. Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
   • 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:
   • There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

Forms

Deriveds

untremendous · supertremendous · tremendosity · tremendously · gigundous · tremendousness

Translations (57)

it straordinario (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · it enorme (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · pt tremendo (awe-inspiring) · pt enorme (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · sv oerhörd (awe-inspiring) · es tremendo (notable for size, power or excellence) · ca tremend (awe-inspiring) · ru очень сильный (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · fi valtava (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ro formidabil (awe-inspiring) · bg страхотен (awe-inspiring) · fr formidable (awe-inspiring) · nl geweldig (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · fi valtava (notable for size, power or excellence) · ru etc. - extremely large (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · pt tremendo (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru великий (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru неизмеряемый (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · it tremendo (awe-inspiring) · it formidabile (awe-inspiring) · ja 莫大 (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · fi mahtava (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru выдаю́щийся (notable for size, power or excellence) · fi loistava (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · es apoteósico (awe-inspiring) · de außerordentlich (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru неисчисляемый (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · cs obdivuhodný (notable for size, power or excellence) · fi upea (notable for size, power or excellence) · ru огромный громадный (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · pt formidável (awe-inspiring) · de beträchtlich (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · sv oerhörd (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · sv enorm (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · pt tremendo (notable for size, power or excellence) · cmn 令人敬畏/驚歎/驚異的 /令人敬畏/惊叹/惊异的 (awe-inspiring) · fi suunnaton (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · nl ontzagwekkend (awe-inspiring) · fi hämmästyttävä (awe-inspiring) · es tremendo (awe-inspiring) · hy ահռելի (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru экстраординарный (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · fr énorme (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · bg грамаден (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · fi erinomainen (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · he עָצוּם (notable for size, power or excellence) · hy ահռելի (notable for size, power or excellence) · fi mahtava (awe-inspiring) · bg впечатляващ (notable for size, power or excellence) · bg огромен (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · es tremendo (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · pt formidável (notable for size, power or excellence) · ru высочайший (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · ru огромный (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) · it eccellente (notable for size, power or excellence) · ru восхити́тельный (awe-inspiring) · fi mahtava (notable for size, power or excellence)

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