AWE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does awe mean?
• AWE (noun)
The noun AWE has 2 senses:
1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
2. a profound emotion inspired by a deity
Familiarity information: AWE used as a noun is rare.
• AWE (verb)
The verb AWE has 1 sense:
1. inspire awe in
Familiarity information: AWE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AWE (noun)
Meaning:
An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Context example:
he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe
Hypernyms ("awe" is a kind of...):
admiration; wonder; wonderment (the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising)
Meaning:
A profound emotion inspired by a deity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
reverence; veneration; awe; fear
Context example:
the fear of God
Hypernyms ("awe" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
• AWE (verb)
Meaning:
Inspire awe in
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The famous professor awed the undergraduates
Hypernyms (to "awe" is one way to...):
affright; fright; frighten; scare (cause fear in)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "awe"):
cow; overawe (subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot awe Sue
The performance is likely to awe Sue
