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Definition of Awe

1. Noun. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration. "He stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"

2. Verb. Inspire awe in. "The performance is likely to awe Sue"; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

3. Noun. A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. "His respect for the law bordered on veneration"

Definition of Awe

1. n. Dread; great fear mingled with respect.

2. v. t. To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.

Definition of Awe

1. Noun. A feeling of fear and reverence. ¹

2. Noun. A feeling of amazement. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To control by inspiring dread. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Awe

1. to inspire with awe (reverential fear) [v AWED, AWING or AWEING, AWES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Awe

away goal away side away sides away team away teams away with the fairies awayday awaydays awayes awayness

awaynesses aways awayward awdl awdls awe (current term) awe-inspire awe-inspired awe-inspires awe-inspiring

awe-stricken awe-struck awearied aweary aweather awed awedness awee aweel aweful

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