Definition of TREMENDOUS

tremendous

Adjective Satellite

  • extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman
    • "tremendous sweeping plains"
    • "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"
    • "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"
  • extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
    • "a tremendous achievement"
  • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Adj

  • Awe-inspiring; terrific.
  • Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
  • Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

Examples

  • There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
  • Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.

Origin / Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

tremendous: valid Words With Friends Word