AWE-INSPIRING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does awe-inspiring mean? 

• AWE-INSPIRING (adjective)
  The adjective AWE-INSPIRING has 1 sense:

1. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

  Familiarity information: AWE-INSPIRING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AWE-INSPIRING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

Synonyms:

amazing; awe-inspiring; awesome; awful; awing

Context example:

Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

Similar:

impressive (making a strong or vivid impression)

 Context examples 

Giant trees like the ones we found are simply awe-inspiring, they remind us how amazing the Amazon rainforest is, and how important it is to preserve it.

(Expedition finds tallest tree in the Amazon, University of Cambridge)

I had always conceived a burial at sea to be a very solemn and awe-inspiring event, but I was quickly disillusioned, by this burial at any rate.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)