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Definition: In Awe Of |
In Awe OfAdjective1. Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: In Awe OfSynonyms: awed (adj), awestricken (adj), awestruck (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unawed (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fear | Verb: fear, stand in awe of; be afraid; Adjective: have qualms; Noun: apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance; distrust; (disbelieve). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: In Awe Of |
| English words defined with "in awe of": colossal ♦ fear ♦ prodigious ♦ Revere, reverence ♦ stupendous ♦ To do reverence, To stand in awe of ♦ venerate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "in awe of": Collective Nouns ♦ Marriage Plates ♦ Rawhead and Bloody-Bones. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | Alice wondered a little at this, but she was too much in awe of the Queen to disbelieve it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | This world and oil are not a cosmic accident. I'm in awe of the universe and its vastness, and for people to think it's an accident blows me away. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | As I have met the heroes, hugged the families, and looked into the tired faces of rescuers, I have stood in awe of the American people. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "in awe of": go in awe of ♦ stand in awe of ♦ To stand in awe of. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "in awe of"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | إعترض طريق كذا (stand in awe of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | félve tisztel vkit (to stand in awe of sy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay aweay ofay se teme de (stand in awe of). (various references) tener un miedo pavoroso a (go in awe of). (various references) korkuyla karışık bir saygı duymak (stand in awe of), korku duymak (stand in awe of), huşu duymak (stand in awe of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-n-o-w" | |
-3 letters: aeon, anew, enow, fain, fane, fano, fawn, fine, fino, foin, info, naif, naoi, neif, waif, wain, wane, wean, wife, wine, wino. | |
-4 letters: ain, ane, ani, awe, awn, eon, fan, fen, few, fie, fin, foe, fon, ion, nae, naw, new, now, oaf, one, owe, own, wae, wan, wen, win, woe, won. | |
-5 letters: ae, ai, an, aw, ef, en, fa, if, in, na, ne, no, oe, of, on, ow, we, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-i-n-o-w" | |
+4 letters: fisherwoman, forewarning, forswearing. | |
+5 letters: foreswearing, waterfowling. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E      41 77 65      4F 66 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 00100000 01000001 01110111 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n   A w e   O f |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E      0041 0077 0065      004F 0066 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4380235897124972 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Quotations: Spoken 6. Quotations: Speeches 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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