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Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.
Greg MacGillivray

Meaning of "fearsome" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEARSOME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEARSOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fearsome is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FEARSOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fearsome

Fearsome may refer to: ▪ Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts ▪ Fearsome critters, term from early lumberjack folklore for a variety of mythical beasts ▪ Fearsome Five, fictional group of comic book supervillains from DC Comics ▪ Fearsome Four, college rugby national championship tournament ▪ Fearsome Foursome, title used in reporting American Professional Football ▪ Fearsome Foursome, fictional supervillain group in the Marvel Comics universe...

Definition of fearsome in the English dictionary

The definition of fearsome in the dictionary is frightening. Other definition of fearsome is timorous; afraid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEARSOME


adventuresome
ədˈvɛntʃəsəm
bothersome
ˈbɒðəsəm
cumbersome
ˈkʌmbəsəm
flavoursome
ˈfleɪvəsəm
furthersome
ˈfɜːðəsəm
Hilversum
ˈhɪlvəsəm
humorsome
ˈhjuːməsəm
humoursome
ˈhjuːməsəm
laboursome
ˈleɪbəsəm
lumbersome
ˈlʌmbəsəm
shuddersome
ˈʃʌdəsəm
slumbersome
ˈslʌmbəsəm
timorsome
ˈtɪməsəm
tiresome
ˈtaɪəsəm
torturesome
ˈtɔːtʃəsəm
venturesome
ˈvɛntʃəsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEARSOME

fear
feare
fearer
fearful
fearfully
fearfulness
fearless
fearlessly
fearlessness
fearmonger
fearnaught
fearnought
fearsomely
fearsomeness
feasance
fease
feasibility
feasibility study
feasible
feasibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEARSOME

awsome
burdensome
centrosome
chromosome
darksome
delightsome
foursome
fulsome
gruesome
handsome
lonesome
lysosome
sex chromosome
some
threesome
troublesome
twosome
wholesome
winsome
worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of fearsome in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «FEARSOME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fearsome» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fearsome

Translation of «fearsome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEARSOME

Find out the translation of fearsome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fearsome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fearsome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可怕的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temible
570 millions of speakers

English

fearsome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डरावना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грозный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

temível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

redoutable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menakutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

furchterregend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐るべき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무시무시한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fearsome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê gớm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீதி அடைய வைக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkunç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spaventoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerażający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грізний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înfricoșător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φοβερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreesaanjaende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fruktad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fryktinngytende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fearsome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEARSOME»

The term «fearsome» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEARSOME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fearsome

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6 QUOTES WITH «FEARSOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fearsome.
1
J. G. Ballard
Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then?
2
Rose George
In practice, the ocean is the world's wildest place because of both its fearsome natural danger and how easy it is out there to slip from the boundaries of law and civilization that seem so firm ashore.
3
John C. Hawkes
I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
4
Greg MacGillivray
Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.
5
Abraham Maslow
We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
6
James Roday
I would say I'm more fascinated by Big Daddy V than I am necessarily a huge fan of Big Daddy V. He simply threw on the double-strapped unitard... and now he's some sort of fearsome, fighting, wrecking machine.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEARSOME»

Discover the use of fearsome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fearsome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fearsome Journeys
How do you encompass all the worlds of the imagination? Within fantasy’s scope lies every possible impossibility, from dragons to spirits, from magic to gods, and from the unliving to the undying.
Jonathan Strahan, 2013
2
A Fearsome Heritage: DIVERSE LEGACIES OF THE COLD WAR
Fearsome Legacies unites innovative work on the interpretation and management of Cold War heritage from fields including archaeology, history, art and architecture, and cultural studies.
John Schofield, Wayne Cocroft, 2009
3
Fearsome Dreamer
In the world of FEARSOME DREAMER, England has become Angle Tar - a technophobic and fiercely independent country holding its own against the mass of other nations that is World.
Laure Eve, 2013
4
The Fearsome Beastie
Written in rhyme, this is a dark tale of a fearsome beastie searching for something to tea and the children are at the top of his menu.
Giles Paley-Phillips, 2011
5
Fearsome Forces of Nature
This series reveals examples of some of the most bizarre, amazing, and extreme events in the natural world. This book looks at fearsome forces of nature and considers what happens when earthquakes strike, volcanoes erupt, and geysers gush!
Anita Ganeri, 2013
6
Tiny Titans Vs. the Fearsome Five
The Fearsome Five have arrived, and they want the playground where all the Super Kids play.
Franco, 2012
7
Fearsome Alligators
Introduces alligators and why they sometimes attack humans, and tells of some real-life alligator attacks.
Elaine Landau, 2003
8
A Fearsome Doubt
Seven years after sending Ben Shaw to the gallows for the brutal murders of elderly women, Inspector Ian Rutledge is approached by Shaw's widow, who claims that her husband had been innocent, and sets out to uncover the truth about a ...
Charles Todd, 2003
9
Fearsome Fish
This series looks at unique sea creatures. Each title in the series focuses on one creature and then looks at other similar creatures and species.
Rachel Lynette, 2012
10
The Fearsome Four
Four students decide to take on Sid Fitzpatrick, the school bully.
Susan Griffiths, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEARSOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fearsome is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fearsome fivesome: All-County Golf unveiled
Three familiar faces lead this year's Boys All-County Golf Team, as first-team repeats are Indian Trail senior Ben Campbell, Central senior ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
2
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Minions
The Minions retreat to a hidden cave until the lack of a fearsome leader forces the aforementioned triumvirate back into the world. In 1968. «Houston Press, Jul 15»
3
Final call: Help rank the greatest living Giants players (Part 3 of 4)
Perhaps better known for his role as a member of the Fearsome Foursome with the Los Angeles Rams, Grier began his career as a Giant. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
A Radical Vatican?
The Church's faith in the power of ideas—and its fearsome capacity to spread information globally—goes a long way toward explaining this ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
5
Here's what's wrong with slumping Mets' Lucas Duda right now
A fearsome presence last season and through May, he has been largely unthreatening since. His power has all but disappeared. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
6
Dear Ronda Rousey: Invicta Champion Cris Cyborg Is Not Going …
As always, Cyborg was battling expectations, combating memories and attempting to live up to her fearsome reputation as the world's most ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Omar Sharif, star of Doctor Zhivago, dies aged 83
The veteran star, who was also renowned as a fearsome bridge player, won a Golden Globe for his turn as the title character in Doctor Zhivago, ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
8
Jared from Subway (cold) cut from Sharknado 3
... sharknado David Hasselhoff, Frankie Muniz, Holly Madison, Jerry Springer, Chris Jericho, Chris Kirkpatrick, and—in roles far more fearsome ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
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There's little to fear from fearsome-looking cicada killer wasps, says …
In spite of its fearsome appearance, there is little to fear from the cicada killer wasp, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
10
China's New National Security Law Casts a Fearsome Shadow Over …
“New National Security Law passed. Hong Kong's government cannot ensure Hong Kong people's safety in mainland China.” Image from ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»

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