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fearsomeness

1 6.9

A quality that makes people feel scared

noun
/ˈfɪr.sə.məs/

: temibilidad

The fearsomeness of the approaching storm made everyone seek shelter indoors.

Examples

Yet I can state that something like a prototypical male response to the picture has emerged, particularly in treatments of it over the last two decades—a response centering on the awfulness and fearsomeness of the depicted prostitutes.

Academic text (1994)
The giant's fearsomeness was evident as he towered over the villagers.
At the haunted house, the fearsomeness of the ghostly figures terrified the visitors.

Synonyms

scariness

vsfearsomeness

1 4.1

A feeling of fear caused by something you see or hear

is the same concept but in a more formal abstract term

eeriness

vsfearsomeness

1 7.2

A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid or uneasy

focuses on pure fear quality rather than mysterious strangeness

horribleness

vsfearsomeness

1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

covers fear causing quality without stressing shock or disgust

frightfulness

vsfearsomeness

1 8.1

A strong feeling of fear when something is very scary

describes fearfulness generally without stressing great horror

ghastliness

vsfearsomeness

1 8.5

A very shocking and horrible sight that scares people

is fear causing broadly, not specifically macabre or shocking

spookiness

vsfearsomeness

1 5.3

A strange, eerie feeling that makes you feel uneasy

is straightforward fear causing rather than odd or uncanny unease

dreadfulness

vsfearsomeness

7.7

A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful

focuses on causing fear in a general sense rather than extremes

threateningness

vsfearsomeness

8.1

A feeling that something might cause harm or danger

is the general quality of causing fear rather than predicting harm

terribilità

vsfearsomeness

Literature

9.9

A strong, powerful feeling in art that makes people feel respect or fear

expresses simple fear quality rather than powerful artistic awe

Antonyms

safety

∞ 1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

calmness

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

Surface Forms

fearsomeness singular

fearsomenesses plural

Morphology

fearsomeness = fearsome (transparent) = fear + some + ness

Built from 'fear' + productive suffix '-some' to form 'fearsome', then '-ness' forms a noun meaning 'the quality of causing fear'; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Fearsomeness comes from fear ('fear') and the ending -some meaning 'causing', the same ending you see in awesome. So it literally means 'causing fear', which is why it describes something frightening.