tremendousness
- noun
- /trəˈmɛndəsnəs/
:
tremendidad
- He did not realize the tremendousness of the responsibility until he started the job.
Examples
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The tremendousness of the event attracted people from all over the country.
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The tremendousness of the mountain range left us speechless.
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The tremendousness of the mountain range left the hikers in awe.
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She spoke about the tremendousness of the universe.
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The tremendousness of the mountain range took my breath away as we hiked through the valley.
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The tremendousness of the storm caused widespread damage and left many people without power.
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The scientist marveled at the tremendousness of the cosmos, filled with galaxies and stars beyond imagination.
Synonyms
72
4.5
Great beauty and size that make you feel respect
15
3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
14
5.9
An impressive size or beauty that makes people admire it
13
5.0
Great beauty that makes people feel impressed and full of wonder
13
8.1
A very large size or amount
6
2.8
The size or importance of something
2
3.0
Being very surprising and impressive
2
1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
1
3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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8.2
A large amount of something that is hard to deal with
1
4.1
Great size and beauty that makes something look impressive, like a cathedral
1
7.9
A quality of being very big, impressive, and heroic
1
5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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7.7
A quality that makes something seem large and important for a long time
1
5.8
Great beauty or success that makes people admire something
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7.8
A quality that makes something seem very surprising or hard to believe
A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder
A quality that makes something seem very good and impressive
Very large size or amount
A very large size or amount that feels endless
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
tremendousness = tremendous (transparent) = tremendous + ness
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'tremendous' with the productive suffix '-ness', so its meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Tremendousness comes from tremendous, which in turn comes from the old Latin verb tremere meaning 'to tremble' or 'to shake'. So tremendousness is the quality of something so large, powerful, or impressive that it could make people 'tremble' with awe or fear.