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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimponente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /im.poˈnen.te/
"El cañón del Colorado ofrece un paisaje imponente."
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2 senses- 1
Causing a feeling of great admiration, respect, or fear; extremely impressive.
"The hikers stood at the edge of the canyon, gazing at the awe-inspiring sunset." - 2
Inspiring overwhelming reverence or profound emotion due to supreme scale, beauty, or power.
"The cathedral's towering gothic arches created an awe-inspiring atmosphere."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'agi' (fright, terror) combined with English 'awe', merged historically with 'inspire' from Latin 'inspirare' (to breathe into, inspire). Over time, the terror component softened into a sense of reverential wonder, creating a modern compound adjective reserved for sights or phenomena of breathtaking grandeur.
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époustouflant
Transliteration: /e.pus.tu.flɑ̃/
"La vue depuis le sommet de la montagne était époustouflante."
beeindruckend
Transliteration: /bəˈʔɪndʁʊkn̩t/
"Der Blick auf die Alpen war absolut beeindruckend."
imponente
Transliteration: /im.poˈnɛn.te/
"La cattedrale gotica offriva uno spettacolo imponente."
imponente
Transliteration: /im.poˈnen.te/
"El cañón del Colorado ofrece un paisaje imponente."
impressionante
Transliteration: /ĩ.pɾe.sẽˈtɐ̃.tʃi/
"A vista do topo da montanha era impressionante."
विस्मयकारी
Transliteration: vismayakari
Script: विस्मयकारी दृश्य
"ताजमहल का सौंदर्य विस्मयकारी है।"
令人敬畏的
Transliteration: lìng rén jìng wèi de
Script: 令人敬畏的景色
"站在山顶上的景色真是令人敬畏。"
경외감을 불러일으키는
Transliteration: gyeong-oegam-eul bulleo-ireukineun
Script: 경외감을 불러일으키는 광경
"그랜드 캐니언의 풍경은 경외감을 불러일으켰다."
畏敬の念を起こさせる
Transliteration: ikei no nen o okosaseru
Script: 畏敬の念を起こさせる景色
"その山頂からの景色は畏敬の念を起こさせるほど美しかった。"
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