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Awed
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Getting kids awed by nature, in all its slug-infested glory, is as important as getting them reading.
- We are simply awed by the dedication both of the film crew and the native people.
- Dirac, came to visit, lecturing to awed ranks of students and faculty.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
2.
Archaic. power to inspire fear or reverence.
3.
Obsolete. fear or dread.
verb (used with object)
4.
to inspire with awe.
5.
to influence or restrain by awe.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English aghe, awe < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse agi fear, cognate with Gothic agis, Old English ege, Greek áchos pain
1250–1300; Middle English aghe, awe < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse agi fear, cognate with Gothic agis, Old English ege, Greek áchos pain
Related forms
out·awe, verb (used with object), -awed, -aw·ing.
Synonyms
1. wonder, veneration.
1. wonder, veneration.
Antonyms
1. apathy; contempt.
1. apathy; contempt.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
awe
c.1200, from O.N. agi "fright," from P.Gmc. *agiz- (cf. O.E. ege "fear," O.H.G. agiso "fright, terror," Goth. agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cf. Gk. akhos "pain, grief"), from base *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with veneration"
EXPANDis due to biblical use with ref. to the Supreme Being. The verb is first attested c.1300. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.
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