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- \ˈdred-fəl\
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈdred-fəl\
Definition of dreadfulness word
- noun dreadfulness The characteristic of being dreadful. 1
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Parts of speech for Dreadfulness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dreadfulness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dreadfulness
noun dreadfulness
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- 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.
- ghastly — shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- grewsome — causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
Antonyms for dreadfulness
noun dreadfulness
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
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