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as⋅ton⋅ish⋅ing
[uh-ston-i-shing] 
–adjective
| causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark. |
as⋅ton⋅ish
[uh-ston-ish] –verb (used with object)
| to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me. |
Origin:
1525–35; ME astonyen, astonen, prob. < dial. OF *astoner, OF estoner < VL *extonāre, for L attonāre to strike with lightning, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 , at- at- + tonāre to thunder; extended by -ish 2 , perh. reflecting AF *astonir < dial. OF
1525–35; ME astonyen, astonen, prob. < dial. OF *astoner, OF estoner < VL *extonāre, for L attonāre to strike with lightning, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 , at- at- + tonāre to thunder; extended by -ish 2 , perh. reflecting AF *astonir < dial. OF
Related forms:
as⋅ton⋅ished⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ton⋅ish⋅er, noun
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| a·ston·ish (ə-stŏn'ĭsh) tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. [Alteration of Middle English astonen, from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.] a·ston'ish·ing·ly adv. |
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Astonishing
As*ton"ish*ing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : astonishing
Spanish:
asombroso, sorprendente,
German:
erstaunlich,
Japanese:
びっくりするような
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