awe

Speech parts

1. awe - Noun

2. awe - Verb

3. Awe - Proper noun

Meaning

Dread; great fear mingled with respect.

The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.

To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fear reverence veneration overwhelm eureka stampede cow vespers daunt respect worship shock surprise horror homage
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Antonyms

kindle support produce help bear press
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Hypernyms

emotion wonder admiration scare frighten fright

Hyponyms

cow overawe

Phrases with the word

inspiring awe filled with awe be awe-struck awe-striking awe somebody strike an awe into

Derivatives

awed awing

Examples

Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me. Immanuel Kant

If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul. Awe is my religion, and mystery is its church. Charles Simic

Doubtless a great anguish may do the work of years, and we may come out from that baptism of fire with a soul full of new awe and new pity. George Eliot

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. John Milton

Don't be foolish and awe struck, because foolishness is telling but cursing doesn't hit home. Sicilian Proverb

It's a far cry to loch awe. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

awdl AWDS AWDWWITK awe somebody awe-ful awe-inspire