Synonyms for awfulness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : aw-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for awfulness
Définition of awfulness
Origin :- c.1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. Replaced Old English egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.
- As in atrociousness : noun horror
- I was only thinking of our friend's description of his awfulness.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It was only then that he realized the magnitude and awfulness of the task he had undertaken.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Night with its awfulness had come down, and the boys were cut off from everything.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- The class sat weighted with the awfulness of the responsibility.
- Extract from : « Emmy Lou » by George Madden Martin
- He felt the awfulness of the crisis and the responsibility of his position.
- Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
- But do not think for an instant that this comprehends in full the awfulness of the scene.
- Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
- Blue speaks to us of the dead and of the gods, but never of their awfulness.
- Extract from : « Exotics and Retrospectives » by Lafcadio Hearn
- The next moment, I was almost appalled by the awfulness of our position.
- Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
- He was touched by this circumstance, and somewhat forgot the awfulness of the indiscretion.
- Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
- He was there free to exaggerate to himself all the awfulness of his fate.
- Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
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