Tremendous vs Awe - What's the difference?
tremendous | awe |
awe-inspiring; terrific.
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
A feeling of fear and reverence.
A feeling of amazement.
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To inspire fear and reverence in.
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To control by inspiring dread.
As an adjective tremendous
is awe-inspiring; terrific.As a noun awe is
a feeling of fear and reverence.As a verb awe is
to inspire fear and reverence in.tremendous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* tremendouslyawe
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.}}