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awesome

adjective

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
WE
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈɔːsəm

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Definitions

adjective

  1. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

    “New York is an amazing city”

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Example Sentences

New York is an amazing city
the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
the awesome complexity of the universe
{'source': 'Melville', 'text': 'this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath'}
Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

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