| awe (ô) n. 1. A mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might: We felt awe when contemplating the works of Bach. The observers were in awe of the destructive power of the new weapon. 2. Archaic a. The power to inspire dread. b. Dread. tr.v. awed, aw·ing, awes To inspire with awe. [Middle English, from Old Norse agi.] |
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| Adj. | 1. |  awing - inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" |
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