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adjective
1.
causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
2.
of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem.
3.
arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc.
4.
of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < French < Latin formīdābilis causing fear, equivalent to formīd- (stem of formīdāre to fear) + -ābilis -able
1400–50; late Middle English < French < Latin formīdābilis causing fear, equivalent to formīd- (stem of formīdāre to fear) + -ābilis -able
Related forms
for·mi·da·ble·ness, for·mi·da·bil·i·ty, noun
for·mi·da·bly, adverb
non·for·mi·da·bil·i·ty, noun
non·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
non·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·for·mi·da·b·ly, adverb
qua·si-for·mi·da·ble, adjective
qua·si-for·mi·da·b·ly, adverb
su·per·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
su·per·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
su·per·for·mi·da·b·ly, adverb
un·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
un·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
un·for·mi·da·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. dreadful, appalling, threatening, menacing, fearful, frightful, horrible.
1. dreadful, appalling, threatening, menacing, fearful, frightful, horrible.
Antonyms
1. pleasant.
1. pleasant.
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Formidable
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Word Origin & History
formidable
c.1500, from M.Fr. formidable, from L. formidabilis, from formidare "to fear," from formido "terror, dread." Related: Formidably.
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