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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Astonishing (0.01104 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Astonishing.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: astonishing ajaib, mengagumkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: astonishing astonishing adj 1: surprising greatly; “she does an amazing amount of work”; “the dog was capable of astonishing tricks” [syn: amazing] 2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; “such an enormous response was astonishing”; “an astounding achievement”; “the amount of money required was staggering”; “suffered a staggering defeat”; “the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying” [syn: astounding, staggering, stupefying]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Astonishing Astonishing \As*ton"ish*ing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [1913 Webster] Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [1913 Webster] As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Astonishing.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. ['e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. [1913 Webster] Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. --Sidney. [1913 Webster] I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan. viii. 27. [1913 Webster] Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See Amaze. [1913 Webster]

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