Definition of AWE

awe

Plural: awes

Noun

  • an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
    • "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
  • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  • A feeling of fear and reverence.
  • A feeling of amazement.
  • Power to inspire awe.
  • A bucket (blade) attached to water wheels.

Verb

Verb Forms: awed, awing, aweing, awes

  • To inspire with reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.
  • inspire awe in
    • "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
  • To inspire fear and reverence in.
  • To control by inspiring dread.

Examples

  • Her ability to find bingos in any rack continues to awe me.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe, eȝȝe, from Old English ege, æge (“fear, terror, dread”), from the same Proto-Germanic root.

Scrabble Score: 6

awe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
awe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
awe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

awe: valid Words With Friends Word