tremendous (redirected from tremendousness)

tre·men·dous  (tr-mnds)

adj.

1.

a. Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous: a tremendous task. See Synonyms at enormous.

b. Informal Marvelous; wonderful: had a tremendous time at the theater last night.

2. Capable of making one tremble; terrible.

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[From Latin tremendus, gerundive of tremere, to tremble.]

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tre·mendous·ly adv.

tre·mendous·ness n.

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tremendous [trɪˈmɛndəs]

adj

1. vast; huge

2. Informal very exciting or unusual

3. Informal (intensifier) a tremendous help

4. Archaic terrible or dreadful

[from Latin tremendus terrible, literally: that is to be trembled at, from tremere to quake]

tremendously  adv

tremendousness  n

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tremendous - Based on Latin tremere, "to tremble."

See also related terms for tremble.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tremendous - extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" enormous big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	tremendous - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, terrific, grand extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	3.	tremendous - extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" frightful, terrible, awful colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

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tremendous

adjective

1. huge, great, towering, vast, enormous, terrific, formidable, immense, awesome, titanic, gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, whopping (informal), stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang) I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
huge little, small, minute, tiny, diminutive, minuscule

2. excellent, great, wonderful, brilliant, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), cracking (Brit. informal), amazing, extraordinary, fantastic (informal), ace (informal), incredible, fabulous (informal), marvellous, exceptional, terrific (informal), sensational (informal), sovereign, awesome (slang), super (informal), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
excellent average, ordinary, terrible, awful, appalling, dreadful, rotten, mediocre, so-so, abysmal, run-of-the-mill, no great shakes (informal)

3. deafening, crashing, booming, roaring, thundering, resounding, thunderous, very loud, ear-splitting, ear-piercing Suddenly there was a tremendous explosion.

Translations

tremendous [trəˈmendəs] ADJ

1. (= huge) [pressure, success, explosion, problem] → tremendo, enorme
it cost a tremendous amount of money → costó muchísimo dinero → costó una enorme or tremenda cantidad de dinero
you've been a tremendous help → me has ayudado enormemente or muchísimo
tremendous progress has been made → se ha progresado enormemente or muchísimo
at (a) tremendous speed → a una velocidad increíble or tremenda

2. (= wonderful) [person, goal, performance, achievement] → formidable, extraordinario; [opportunity] → tremendo, estupendo
the food is tremendous → la comida está estupenda or riquísima
she has done a tremendous job → ha hecho un trabajo formidable or magnífico or estupendo

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tremendous [trəˈmɛndəs] adj

(= very large) [amount, size, pressure, success, enjoyment] → formidable

(= very good) → formidable

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tremendous

adj

→ gewaltig, enorm; size, number, crowd → riesig, enorm; storm, explosion → gewaltig, ungeheuer stark; he’s a tremendous eater → er isst unglaublich viel; a tremendous success → ein Riesenerfolg m

(= very good) → klasse, prima, toll (all inf); we had a tremendous time → wir haben uns prima or ganz toll amüsiert (inf); he’s a tremendous person → er ist ein toller Mensch (inf), → er ist klasse or prima (all inf); she has done a tremendous job → sie hat fantastische or phantastische Arbeit geleistet

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tremendous [trəˈmɛndəs] adj (enormous, difference, pleasure) → enorme; (dreadful, storm, blow) → tremendo/a; (speed) → spaventoso/a, folle; (terrific, success) → strepitoso/a (fam) (excellent) → fantastico/a, formidabile, meraviglioso/a

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tremendous

adj tremendous [trəˈmendəs]

very large; very great That required a tremendous effort; The response to our appeal was tremendous. vreeslik هائِل، ضَخْم огромен obrovský enorm gewaltig τρομερός, καταπληκτικός tremendo, enorme kohutav عظیم؛ فوق العاده valtava énorme אַדִיר बहुत अच्छा golem, ogroman óriási besar sekali gífurlegur enorme, straordinario とても大きい 굉장한 begalinis, milžiniškas milzīgs; ārkārtīgs hebat enorm enorm, voldsom ogromny extraordinário imens; uluitor огромный obrovský velikanski ogroman kolossal, väldig, enorm ใหญ่โตมาก çok büyük, kocaman 極大的 величезний; приголомшливий زبردست، عظيم ghê gớm, bao la 极大的

adv treˈmendously

very It's tremendously interesting; He's tremendously strong. vreeslik بصورةٍ هائِلَه أو ضَخْمَه ужасно strašně enormt schrecklich φοβερά enormemente kohutavalt بسیار valtavan énormément מְאוֹד מְאוֹד जबरदस्त jako, izrazito nagyon, rendkívül sangat gífurlega enormemente, straordinariamente とても 굉장하게 be galo, baisiai milzīgi; ārkārtīgi sangat enorm kolossalt, enormt ogromnie extraordinariamente foarte, extra­ordinar de очень strašne strašansko ogromno kolossalt, väldigt, enormt อย่างมาก çok, son derece 非常(地) дуже بہت زيادہ ghê gớm 非常（地）

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tremendous → هائل obrovský fantastisk gewaltig πελώριος tremendo valtava immense sjajan enorme 巨大な 엄청난 ontzagwekkend enorm ogromny formidável огромный oerhörd ใหญ่โตมาก çok büyük rất lớn 极大的