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astonishing - 4 dictionary results

as⋅ton⋅ish⋅ing

[uh-ston-i-shing]
–adjective
causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.

Origin:
1520–30; astonish + -ing 2


as⋅ton⋅ish⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ton⋅ish⋅ing⋅ness, noun

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


as⋅ton⋅ished⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ton⋅ish⋅er, noun


astound, startle, shock. See surprise.
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.

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.
Language Translation for : astonishing
Spanish: asombroso, sorprendente,
German: erstaunlich,
Japanese: びっくりするような
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