awesomenessn.
/ˈɔːs(ə)mnəs/, U.S. /ˈɔsəmnəs/, /ˈɑsəmnəs/ 1. The quality of causing someone to be filled with awe; (in weaker sense) the quality of being extremely impressive or remarkable, esp. dauntingly so.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being awesome > [noun]
awea1425
awfulness1600
awesomeness1648
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [noun] > quality of inspiring
terriblenessa1533
terribility1593
awfulness1600
awesomeness1648
terribilità1923
1648 S. Rutherford Surv. Spirituall Antichrist i. xxxv. 318 The Spirit seemes to exhaust all the commanding awsomenesse of the Law.
1874 Temple Bar 41 237 The corpse with nothing of the awesomeness of death about it.
1954 Stratford (Fairfield County) News 1 Apr. 9/2 Youngsters of every age find New York a wonderland, not only in its overall awesomeness, but in the attractions designed specifically for boys and girls.
2014 D. W. Williams in M. Sutherland Myth Retold i. 13 It has all the hidden power and majesty and awesomeness which Lewis associated with God.
2. colloquial. The quality of being extremely good or enjoyable; excellence. Cf. awesome adj. 1c.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]
goodnessOE
mund?c1250
daintethc1290
bountyc1300
daintyc1300
excellencec1384
virtuea1393
excellency?a1400
nobilitya1400
meritc1425
singularity?c1450
fineness1523
admirationa1533
rareness1545
rightness1561
rariety1566
rarity1566
excellentness1569
beautya1586
admirableness1607
primeness1611
gallantry1650
eximiety1656
optimity1656
altesse1660
unexceptionableness1669
excellingness1701
quality1803
sterlingness1815
stupendosity1828
goodliness1832
superbness1832
unexceptionability1837
sweetness and light1867
class1884
rortiness1885
rippingness1903
superstardom1928
motherfucker1977
awesomeness1998
1998 NPR: All Things Considered (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 21 Apr. When the ads come on,..they debate the relative awesomeness of each product.
2005 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 31 May 1 e Record geeks with nothing better to do will..nitpick that, despite its total awesomeness, the album is not really hip-hop.
2019 @Minilyzer 8 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The women I absolutely couldn't do without. Who blow me away every single day with their strength, their kindness & their general awesomeness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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