Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Causing amazement; very wonderful.
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- verb Present participle of
amaze . - adjective Causing
wonder andamazement ; possessinguniquely wonderful qualities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
- adjective surprising greatly
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Examples
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Not to mention the camera's amazing ability to selectivly focus on the object when foreground/background elements are blurred..amazing!
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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With every scene we heard the word perfect more times than we heard the word amazing in the previous episodes.
Hemanshu Nigam: The Bachelorette and The Illusion of Reality Hemanshu Nigam 2011
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On Monday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel made the announcement, and swore Hebert in to her new job by making her promise things such as to "use the word amazing eight to 40 times per show" and "not fall in love with a man who wears a Speedo."
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I just now located this specific blog page plus I just need to point out that this amazing is a nice page.
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Canadian Milos Raonic is on what he calls an amazing run, and he's not ready to stop after using his powerful serve to beat Mardy Fish 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships semifinals.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TERESA M. WALKER 2011
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If they took the word 'amazing' out of the MTV awards it would be only 9 minutes long.
News - latimes.com deckstein 2011
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Lawrie Robinson of Seattle did an early return on his 2009 Acura MDX because the dealer offered what he calls "amazing lease terms" on a brand new model.
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She said the two had a "very special" bond, which she described as "amazing."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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She said the two had a "very special" bond, which she described as "amazing."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Each of the astronauts spent a few moments alone in the dome late Thursday, taking in what they described as amazing and stunning views of Earth.
lampbane commented on the word amazing
"It's amazing
With the blink of an eye you finally see the light
It's amazing
When the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright
It's amazing
And I'm sayin' a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight"
July 31, 2007
uselessness commented on the word amazing
That's awesome. ;-)
September 20, 2007
skipvia commented on the word amazing
Story time. When I was a young lad, I saw a lobby card in a movie theater advertising an upcoming feature called "The Amazing Mr. X." For some reason I read "amazing" as "amaZING" (accent on the last syllable), reasoning that if an Amazon was an extraordinarily powerful woman, then an Amazing must be an extraordinarily powerful man.
I was wrong, wasn't I?
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word amazing
No. No, you were wonderfully correct. Everyone else is wrong.
October 13, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word amazing
I assume any offspring would be amazoning.
April 23, 2012
albertoprb commented on the word amazing
When you use extreme adjectives, make sure you also add emphasis to your pronunciation
Hang gliding is amazing!
October 12, 2012