overwhelming (redirected from overwhelmingness)

o·ver·whelm·ing  (vr-hwlmng, -wl-)

adj.

Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.

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over·whelming·ly adv.

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overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ]

adj

overpowering in effect or force

overwhelmingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" overpowering irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
	2.	overwhelming - very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy" consuming intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

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overwhelming

adjective

1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.
overpowering trivial, commonplace, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, incidental, resistible

2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) An overwhelming majority of small businesses fail within the first two years.
vast insignificant, negligible, paltry

Translations

overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ] ADJ [defeat, victory] → arrollador, aplastante; [success] → arrollador; [majority] → abrumador, aplastante; [heat] → agobiante; [pressure, urge] → irresistible; [desire] → irresistible, imperioso; [emotion] → incontenible
one's overwhelming impression is of heat → lo que más impresiona es el calor

overwhelming [ˌəʊvə^rˈ^hwɛlmɪŋ] adj

[victory, defeat] → écrasant(e); [sense, feeling] → écrasant(e); [desire] → irrésistible
an overwhelming sense of powerlessness → un sentiment écrasant d'impuissance

(= predominant)
One's overwhelming impression is of heat → La sensation qui domine tout est la chaleur.

(= very big) an overwhelming majority → une écrasante majorité
an overwhelming majority of people → l'écrasante majorité des gens
An overwhelming majority of people are opposed to this plan → L'écrasante majorité des gens est opposée à ce projet.

overwhelming

adj → überwältigend; desire, power → unwiderstehlich; misfortune → erschütternd; overwhelming evidence → erdrückende Beweise pl; an overwhelming majority → eine überwältigende Mehrheit; they won despite overwhelming odds → sie gewannen obwohl ihre Chancen sehr schlecht standen

overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj (victory, majority) → schiacciante; (defeat) → pesante; (pressure, heat, desire, emotion) → intenso/a
one's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo