Ace vs Awe - What's the difference?
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A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
A card or die face so marked.
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
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* c. 1658 Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue :
(tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
(US) (baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
(US) A run.
(US) (golf) A hole in one.
An expert at something.
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A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
(US) A perfect score on a school exam.
(US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
(tennis) To win a point by an ace.
(golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
(slang) Asexual.
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(slang) A person who identifies as asexual.
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A feeling of fear and reverence.
A feeling of amazement.
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IV
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To inspire fear and reverence in.
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To control by inspiring dread.
As nouns the difference between ace and awe
is that ace is (medicine) angiotensin converting enzyme while awe is a feeling of fear and reverence.As a proper noun ace
is .As a verb awe is
to inspire fear and reverence in.ace
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) as'', from (etyl) ''as'', from (etyl) ''as'', ''assis , unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Compare asNoun
(en noun)- I have the ace of diamonds.
- I'll not wag an ace further.
- He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.
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Usage notes
* Used as an exclamation to mean excellent. But see (ace) (adjective) . Also in plural: aces.Synonyms
* (single point or spot) pipCoordinate terms
*Derived terms
* ace in the hole * ace of aces * ace up one's sleeve * aces and eights * air ace * bate an ace (see bate) * be aces with * easy aces * flying ace * fighter ace * jet ace * panzer ace * return ace * submarine ace / ace of the deep * tank ace / tanker ace * U-boat ace * within an ace ofVerb
(ac)Synonyms
* (to pass a test) pass with flying coloursDerived terms
* ace it * ace outUsage notes
* Used as exclamation. Also see (noun) above and aces.Synonyms
* excellent * first-rate * outstandingEtymology 2
From (asexual) by shortening.Adjective
(en adjective)Asexuals at the Pride Parade", Psychology Today , 22 June 2009:
- "Some people who identify as ace fall under the GLBT umbrella while many others do not. Members of the queer movement have reached out to asexuals to include them in their community. The acronym for this has now become GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and asexual)."
Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010:
- “I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex,” Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.”
Ourselves, our sex, our choices", The Eye , 28 March 2013:
- “If you identify as ace [asexual] and you just don’t feel like having sex, then for me, sex-positive means, ‘That’s great! It’s fantastic you don’t want to have sex!’” says McGown.
Synonyms
* asexy (slang)Derived terms
* acephobiaNoun
(en noun)Freedom from Desire: Some Notes on Asexuality", Salient (Victoria University of Wellington), 23 July 2012, page 20:
- Asexuals are programmed differently, like anybody else on the LGBTQXYZ spectrum, but difference is cool! Difference is perhaps the best part of being queer. Own it, aces !
(A)Sexual Healing", Jerk (Syracuse University), Volume XII, Issue V, April 2013, page 23:
- Negativity toward asexuality can make emerging aces fear that something is wrong with them.
New Group to Bring Awareness Of C. U. Asexual Community", The Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell University), Volume 130, Number 81, 4 February 2014, page 1:
- G. F. said she came up with the idea of creating an asexual group last semester, when she was struggling with the way being an ace was affecting her personal life.
awe
English
Noun
(-)- For several minutes no one spoke; I think they must each have been as overcome by awe as was I. All about us was a flora and fauna as strange and wonderful to us as might have been those upon a distant planet had we suddenly been miraculously transported through ether to an unknown world.
citation, passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}
