What is the difference between awe and ah?
awe | ah |
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.
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.
A word used for drama or emphasis.
A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
As nouns the difference between awe and ah
is that awe is a feeling of fear and reverence while ah is an instance of the interjection ''ah.As a verb awe
is to inspire fear and reverence in.As an interjection ah is
an expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.As a pronoun ah is
eye dialect of I#Pronoun|I|lang=en, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.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.}}
Derived terms
* awe-inspiring * awesome * awestruck * awfulVerb
(aw)Synonyms
* (inspire reverence) enthral, enthrall; overwhelmDerived terms
* awed * awesome * awe-inspiring * awfulAnagrams
* English three-letter words ----ah
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Ah , I see.
- Ah!
- Ah , the flowers of spring.
- ah, ah, ah .