What does tremendous mean?
Definitions for tremendous
trɪˈmɛn dəstremen·dous
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tremendous.
Princeton's WordNet
enormous, tremendousadjective
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
"an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
"in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
Wiktionary
tremendousadjective
awe-inspiring; terrific.
tremendousadjective
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
tremendousadjective
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
Etymology: From tremendus, gerund form of tremo, from τρέμω
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tremendousadjective
Dreadful; horrible; astonishingly terrible.
Etymology: tremendus, Latin.
There stands an altar where the priest celebrates some mysteries sacred and tremendous. Tatler, №. 57.
In that portal shou’d the chief appear,
Each hand tremendous with a brazen spear. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.
Wikipedia
tremendous
HMS Tremendous was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the lines of HMS Ganges by William Barnard's yard at Deptford Green, and launched on 30 October 1784.
ChatGPT
tremendous
Tremendous typically refers to something that is extremely large in quantity, scale, degree, level, or intensity. It can also mean something that is extremely good or impressive. So, it is a term that shows an extreme point of quantity or quality.
Webster Dictionary
Tremendousadjective
fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tremendous
trē-men′dus, adj. such as astonishes or terrifies by its force or greatness: dreadful.—adv. Tremen′dously.—n. Tremen′dousness.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tremendous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1846
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tremendous' in Adjectives Frequency: #603
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tremendous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tremendous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of tremendous in a Sentence
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen:
The attorney general and I both recently toured federal prisons and we saw first-hand the tremendous value in quality programs for inmates, using top-of-the-line research, people and technology, the Department intends to implement this law forcefully, fully and on time, with the goal of reducing crime, enhancing public safety and strengthening the rule of law.
It's about time. After more than three years of war, thousands dead, millions on the brink of starvation, and growing pressure from Congress, the Trump Administration is finally calling for an end to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, we have tremendous leverage over the Saudi-led coalition and should demand this Administration do all in their power to bring both sides to the peace table and end the war.
We don’t know a tremendous amount about him [Kim Jong Un], but we have a enough for a good picture.
He is a man that I've known for a long time and a man that I've respected for a long time. He's been a great justice of the Supreme Court. He's a man ... who has displayed tremendous vision, and tremendous heart, and he will be missed.
I think the intent was to embarrass or humiliate her, i think that was the very clear message sent to her by someone with tremendous amount of power.
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- هائلArabic
- obrovský, obdivuhodnýCzech
- enormDanish
- enorm, beträchtlich, außerordentlichGerman
- καταπληκτικόςGreek
- tremendo, tremendaSpanish
- عظیمPersian
- valtava, loistava, hämmästyttävä, upea, erinomainen, suunnaton, mahtavaFinnish
- énorme, formidableFrench
- भयानकHindi
- borzasztóHungarian
- sangatIndonesian
- enormeItalian
- עָצוּםHebrew
- 途方もない, 莫大Japanese
- 거대한Korean
- formidoloseLatin
- ontzagwekkend, enorme, geweldigDutch
- enormNorwegian
- ogromnyPolish
- tremendoPortuguese
- imensRomanian
- огромныйRussian
- oerhörd, enormSwedish
- மிகப்பெரியTamil
- มหThai
- muazzamTurkish
- величезнийUkrainian
- زبردستUrdu
- rất lớnVietnamese
- קאָלאָסאַלYiddish
- 巨大Chinese
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