- astonishing
- adjective
Date: 1593
causing astonishment ; surprising <an astonishing discovery> • astonishingly adverb
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Astonishing — As*ton ish*ing, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [1913 Webster] Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [1913 Webster] {As*ton ish*ing*ly}, adv. {As*ton ish*ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astonishing — index moving (evoking emotion), notable, noteworthy, peculiar (curious), portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing) … Law dictionary
astonishing — [adj] surprising amazing, astounding, bewildering, breathtaking, extraordinary, impressive, marvelous, miraculous, spectacular, staggering, startling, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, wonderful, wondrous; concepts 547,572 Ant. boring,… … New thesaurus
astonishing — adj. 1) astonishing to 2) astonishing to + inf. (it was astonishing to watch them perform) 3) astonishing that + clause (it was astonishing to everyone that the court had made such a decision) * * * [ə stɒnɪʃɪŋ] astonishing to astonishing that +… … Combinatory dictionary
astonishing — [[t]əstɒ̱nɪʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is astonishing is very surprising. It s astonishing, he s learned Latin in three hours! ...an astonishing display of physical strength. Syn: amazing Derived words: astonishingly ADV GRADED ADV adj/adv … English dictionary
astonishing — astonishingly, adv. astonishingness, n. /euh ston i shing/, adj. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark. [1520 30; ASTONISH + ING2] * * * … Universalium
astonishing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ find sth ▪ I find his attitude absolutely astonishing. ADVERB ▪ really, truly … Collocations dictionary
astonishing — as|ton|ish|ing [əˈstɔnıʃıŋ US əˈsta: ] adj so surprising that it is difficult to believe = ↑amazing ▪ an astonishing decision ▪ their astonishing success >astonishingly adv ▪ an astonishingly good voice … Dictionary of contemporary English
astonishing — a|ston|ish|ing [ ə stanıʃıŋ ] adjective * very surprising: He was eating his food with astonishing speed. It s astonishing how much the place has changed. ╾ a|ston|ish|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
astonishing */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ] adjective very surprising He was eating his food with astonishing speed. It s astonishing how much the place has changed. Derived word: astonishingly UK / US adverb … English dictionary
astonishing — adjective 1. surprising greatly (Freq. 4) she does an amazing amount of work the dog was capable of astonishing tricks • Syn: ↑amazing • Similar to: ↑surprising 2. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm … Useful english dictionary
