awe
[ aw ]
/ ɔ /
noun
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God; in awe of great political figures.
Archaic.
power to inspire fear or reverence.
Obsolete.
fear or dread.
verb (used with object), awed, aw·ing.
to inspire with awe.
to influence or restrain by awe.
Origin of awe
1250–1300; Middle English
aghe, awe < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse
agi fear, cognate with Gothic
agis, Old English
ege, Greek
áchos pain
OTHER WORDS FROM awe
out·awe, verb (used with object), out·awed, out·aw·ing.Words nearby awe
away,
away goal,
away-going crop,
awayday,
awb,
awe,
awe-inspiring,
awe-struck,
aweary,
aweather,
awed
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British Dictionary definitions for awe
awe
/ (ɔː) /
noun
overwhelming wonder, admiration, respect, or dread
archaic
power to inspire fear or reverence
verb
(tr)
to inspire with reverence or dread
Derived forms of awe
aweless or US awless, adjectiveWord Origin for awe
C13: from Old Norse
agi; related to Gothic
agis fear, Greek
akhesthai to be grieved