awe-inspiring

Questions about awe-inspiring

What does awe-inspiring mean?

awe-inspiring means "inspiring awe or admiration or wonder".

How many syllables are in awe-inspiring?

awe-inspiring has 4 syllables and divides as a-we-in-spi-ring under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for awe-inspiring?

Close synonyms include amazing, awesome, awful, awing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is awe-inspiring a common word?

awe-inspiring is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for awe-inspiring come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.