awfulness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈɒ.fəl.nəs/
- /ˈɔːfl.nəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈɒ.fəl.nəs/

Definition of awfulness word

noun awfulness The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place. 1

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Parts of speech for Awfulness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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awfulness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for awfulness

noun awfulness

dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
unpleasantness — the quality or state of being unpleasant.
terribleness — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.

All 17 Synonyms of awfulness

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