English Explanatory Dictionary

awe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling of fear and reverence.
  2. A feeling of amazement.
  3. Power to inspire awe.
verb
  1. To inspire fear and reverence in.
  2. To control by inspiring dread.
noun
  1. A bucket (blade) attached to water wheels.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A short river between Loch Awe and Loch Etive, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland; in full, the River Awe.
name
  1. The station code of AsiaWorld–Expo in Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

ô /ɔː/ /oː/ en-uk-awe.ogg /ɔ/ ä /ɑ/ en-us-awe.ogg En-Awe.ogg

Word forms

awe awes awing aweing awed

Etymology

From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe, eȝȝe, from Old English ege, æge (“fear, terror, dread”), from the same Proto-Germanic root.

Synonyms

enthral enthrall overwhelm

Related words

Loch Awe Lochawe

Derived words

aweful awe-inspiring aweless awesome awestricken awestrike awestruck awe walk awful inawe overawe shock and awe underawe awed
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