amazing
adjUK, US /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
Etymology From amaze + -ing, from Old English āmasian.
1
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
- “It’s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations,” the Snow White and the Huntsman star, 36, told Ryan Seacrest Friday on his radio show.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine:
2
Informal Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
- “I didn’t think I would be a fan of the swaddling, but the swaddling’s pretty amazing,” she says.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine:
- 2014, November 6, WAAY-TV (Huntsville, AL), VIDEO: "Sitting next to him was amazing" says student of General Via "I think it was pretty amazing that he picked our school out of a lot of schools to come speak to us about what he has done, and what our country has done, to help us gain our freedom," Mucci said, “sitting next to him was amazing.”
1 more example
- 2014, November 8, Nick McCarvel, "Wozniacki's marathon debut was amazing, Djokovic says", USA TODAY Sports "Running a marathon is definitely an amazing experience."
- Synonyms
- awesome
- Derived terms
- amazingish, amazingly, amazingness, awesomazing, unamazing
- Related terms
- amazement