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amazing - 4 dictionary results

a⋅maz⋅ing

[uh-mey-zing]
–adjective
causing great surprise or sudden wonder.

Origin:
1520–30; amaze + -ing 2


a⋅maz⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

a⋅maze

[uh-meyz] verb, a⋅mazed, a⋅maz⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.
2. Obsolete. to bewilder; perplex.
–verb (used without object)
3. to cause amazement: a new art show that delights and amazes.
–noun
4. Archaic. amazement.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME amasen, OE āmasian to confuse, stun, astonish. See a- 3 , maze


1. astound, dumfound, stun, flabbergast. See surprise.
a·maze   (ə-māz')   
v.   a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.
  2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.
v.   intr.
To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.
n.  Amazement; wonder.

[From Middle English masen, to bewilder, and from amased, bewildered (from Old English āmasod), both from Old English āmasian, to bewilder : ā-, intensive pref. + *masian, to confuse.]
a·maz'ed·ly (ə-mā'zĭd-lē) adv., a·maz'ed·ness n.

Amazing

A*maz"ing\, a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv.
Language Translation for : amazing
Spanish: asombroso,
German: verblüffend,
Japanese: びっくりするような
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