"fearsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪɹsəm/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfɪəsəm/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fearsome.wav Forms: more fearsome [comparative], most fearsome [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)səm Etymology: From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fear|-some|pos=adjective}} fear + -some, {{cog|de|furchtsam|t=fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome}} German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”), {{m+|en|frightsome}} English frightsome Head templates: {{en-adj}} fearsome (comparative more fearsome, superlative most fearsome)
  1. frightening, especially in appearance. Translations (frightening, especially in appearance): страшен (strašen) (Bulgarian), страховит (strahovit) (Bulgarian), temible (Catalan), 可怕的 (Chinese Mandarin), pelottava (Finnish), effroyable (French), effrayant (French), საშინელი (sašineli) (Georgian), შემაშინებელი (šemašinebeli) (Georgian), fürchterlich (German), furchterregend (German), scanrúil (Irish), ഭയാനക (bhayānaka) (Malayalam), wewehi (Maori), wehiwehi (Maori), forchtsom (Plautdietsch), straszny (Polish), temível (Portuguese), страшный (strašnyj) (Russian), грозный (groznyj) (Russian), zastràšujūćī (Serbo-Croatian), temible (Spanish), skräckinjagande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fearsome-en-adj-Hy~67zwW Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Appearance, Fear Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Appearance: 100 0 Disambiguation of Fear: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'frightening, especially in appearance': 94 6
  2. (rare or archaic) fearful, frightened Tags: archaic, rare
    Sense id: en-fearsome-en-adj-hRde8gii Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fearsomely, fearsomeness Related terms: fear, fearful
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      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "forchtsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "straszny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "temível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strašnyj",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "страшный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "groznyj",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "грозный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "zastràšujūćī"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "temible"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "frightening, especially in appearance",
      "word": "skräckinjagande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fearsome"
}

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