Tremendous vs Venerable - What's the difference?
tremendous | venerable | Related terms |
awe-inspiring; terrific.
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
Tremendous is a related term of venerable.
As adjectives the difference between tremendous and venerable
is that tremendous is awe-inspiring; terrific while venerable is used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the anglican church.tremendous
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(en adjective)- Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* tremendouslyvenerable
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Adjective
(en adjective)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.}}