tremendous
Syllables: tre·men·dous/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/
tremendous adjective: awe-inspiring; terrific.
Adjective
tremendous (comparative more tremendous, superlative most tremendous)
- Awe-inspiring; terrific.
- This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
- Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
- There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
- The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 113
tremendous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tremendous in Hindi
- जबरदस्त
tremendous in Tamil
- பேராற்றல் வாய்ந்த, மிகப்பெரிய, வல்லமை மிக்க
tremendous in Marathi
- जबरदस्त
tremendous in Urdu
- عظیم, غیرمعمولی
More languagesFewer languages
- tremendous in Bengali
- কড়া koṛa
- tremendous in Telugu
- చెడ్డ ceḍḍa
- tremendous in Malayalam
- ഭയങ്കരമായ, ഭീതിജനകമായ, ഘോരമായ
- tremendous in Kannada
- ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯ, ತುಂಬಾ ದೊಡ್ಡ, ಮಹತ್ತರ, ಬಹುದೊಡ್ಡ
- tremendous in Nepali
- जबरदस्त
Examples of tremendous in a sentence
- Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.
- The surprising blast of cold water on my face was a tremendous shock.
- Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem.
Forms of tremendous
| comparative | more tremendous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tremendous |
Origin of tremendous
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.
Words formed from tremendous
Words that rhyme with tremendous
Questions about tremendous
- What does tremendous mean?
- Tremendous means awe-inspiring; terrific.
- What is tremendous in Hindi?
- Tremendous in Hindi is जबरदस्त. See Tremendous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tremendous?
- Tremendous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tremendous?
- Tremendous is pronounced /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/.
Words near tremendous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tremendous (page history and authors); tremendous (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tremendous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tremendous (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tremendous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কড়া (Bengali) (page history and authors); చెడ్డ (Telugu) (page history and authors); tremendous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tremendous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tremendous (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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