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In Awe Of

Definition: In Awe Of

In Awe Of

Adjective

1. 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 Of

Synonyms: awed (adj), awestricken (adj), awestruck (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: unawed (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: In Awe Of

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: In Awe Of

English words defined with "in awe of": colossalfearprodigiousRevere, reverencestupendousTo do reverence, To stand in awe ofvenerate. (references)
Specialty definitions using "in awe of": Collective NounsMarriage PlatesRawhead and Bloody-Bones. (references)

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Use in Literature: In Awe Of

TitleAuthorQuote

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.

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Spoken Usage: In Awe Of

SpeakerPhrase(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.

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Speeches: In Awe Of

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George W. Bush

2001-2005As 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.

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Expressions: In Awe Of

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.

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Modern Translations: In Awe Of

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

   

Romanian

  

se teme de (stand in awe of). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tener un miedo pavoroso a (go in awe of). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

korkuyla karışık bir saygı duymak (stand in awe of), korku duymak (stand in awe of), huşu duymak (stand in awe of). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: In Awe Of

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: In Awe Of


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 6E      41 77 65      4F 66

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01101110 00100000 01000001 01110111 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#110 &#32 &#65 &#119 &#101 &#32 &#79 &#102

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 006E      0041 0077 0065      004F 0066

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4380235897124972

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INDEX

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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