awesome
Translation
awesome, amazing, cool
Examples
The view from the top was truly awesome.
The view from the top was truly awesome.
You passed your exam? That's awesome!
You passed your exam? That's awesome!
Grammar Patterns
((to be)) awesome to be very impressive or good The concert was awesome.
Similar Words
Synonyms: amazing, incredible (informal); awe-inspiring (formal); Antonyms: terrible, awful
Etymology
From 'awe' + '-some' (adjective-forming suffix). Literally means 'full of awe'.
Memory Tips
Originally meant 'inspiring awe', but now it is often used informally to mean 'very good'.