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 and amazement; possessing uniquely wonderful qualities.

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  • adjective inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
  • adjective surprising greatly

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  • "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

  • That's awesome. ;-)

    September 20, 2007

  • 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

  • No. No, you were wonderfully correct. Everyone else is wrong.

    October 13, 2007

  • I assume any offspring would be amazoning.

    April 23, 2012

  • When you use extreme adjectives, make sure you also add emphasis to your pronunciation

    Hang gliding is amazing!

    October 12, 2012