English-Thai Dictionary
formidable
ADJ ซึ่ง น่าเกรงขาม sueng-na-kreng-kam
formidable
ADJ ซึ่ง ยาก ที่จะ จัดการ ซึ่ง ลำบาก ที่จะ จัดการ difficult hard tough easy simple sueng-yak-ti-ja-jad-kan
formidable
ADJ น่ากลัว น่า ตกใจ na-kua
formidableness
N ความ น่ากลัว ความยากลำบาก ความมีอำนาจ เหนือกว่า
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FORMIDABLE
a.[L. formidabilis, from formido, fear. ] Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter or undertaking. It expresses less than terrible, terrific, tremendous, horrible, and frightful.
They seemed to fear the formidable sight.
I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when you see so many pages behind.
FORMIDABLENESS
n.The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FORMIDABLE
For "mi *da *ble, a. Etym: [L. formidabilis, fr. formidare to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable. ]
Defn: Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. They seemed to fear the formodable sight. Dryden. I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when you see so many pages behind. Drydn.
Syn. -- Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking; horrible; terrific; tremendous.
FORMIDABLENESS
FORMIDABLENESS For "mi *da *ble *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread. Boyle.
New American Oxford Dictionary
formidable
for mi da ble |ˈfôrmədəbəl, fôrˈmidəbəl, fərˈmid -ˈfɔrmədəbəl fərˈmɪdəbəl | ▶adjective inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: a formidable opponent. DERIVATIVES for mi da ble ness noun, for mi da bly |-əblē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from Latin formidabilis, from formidare ‘to fear. ’ usage: The preferred pronunciation of formidable is with the stress on for-, although the stress is sometimes heard on the second syllable (in Britain more than in the US ).
Oxford Dictionary
formidable
formidable |ˈfɔːmɪdəb (ə )l, fɔːˈmɪd -| ▶adjective inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: a formidable opponent. DERIVATIVES formidableness noun, formidably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from Latin formidabilis, from formidare ‘to fear ’. usage: There are two possible pronunciations of formidable: one with the stress on the for- and the other with the stress on the -mid-. The second pronunciation is now common in British English, but the traditional pronunciation places the stress on the first syllable. Both pronunciations are acceptable in modern standard English.
American Oxford Thesaurus
formidable
formidable adjective 1 a formidable curved dagger: intimidating, forbidding, daunting, disturbing, alarming, frightening, disquieting, brooding, awesome, fearsome, ominous, foreboding, sinister, menacing, threatening, dangerous. ANTONYMS pleasant-looking, comforting. 2 a formidable task: onerous, arduous, taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, back-breaking, uphill, Herculean, monumental, colossal; demanding, tough, challenging, exacting; formal exigent; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy. 3 a formidable pianist: capable, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, seasoned, skillful, skilled, gifted, talented, masterly, virtuoso, expert, knowledgeable, qualified; impressive, powerful, mighty, terrific, tremendous, great, complete, redoubtable; informal mean, wicked, deadly, nifty, crack, ace, magic, crackerjack. ANTONYMS weak. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
formidable
formidable adjective 1 every man wore a formidable curved dagger: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying, horrifying, chilling, disturbing, disquieting, dreadful, brooding, awesome, fearsome, ominous, foreboding, sinister, menacing, threatening, dangerous; informal spooky, scary, creepy; archaic direful, bodeful. ANTONYMS pleasant-looking; comforting. 2 they face a formidable task: onerous, arduous, taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, vigorous, back-breaking, stiff, uphill, relentless, Herculean, monumental, colossal; demanding, trying, tough, challenging, exacting, overwhelming; exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, tiring, punishing, gruelling, grinding; informal killing, no picnic; Brit. informal knackering; rare toilsome, exigent. ANTONYMS easy. 3 a formidable opponent: capable, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished; impressive, strong, powerful, mighty, terrific, tremendous, great, redoubtable, indomitable, invincible; seasoned, skilful, skilled, gifted, talented, masterly, virtuoso, expert, knowledgeable, qualified, trained; efficient, good, excellent, brilliant, outstanding, first-class, first-rate; informal mean, wicked, deadly, nifty, crack, ace, stellar, wizard, magic; N. Amer. informal crackerjack; vulgar slang shit-hot; archaic or humorous compleat; rare habile. ANTONYMS weak. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
French Dictionary
formidable
formidable adj. adjectif 1 Considérable, très grand. : Une explosion formidable. SYNONYME énorme ; étonnant . 2 familier Excellent, sensationnel. : Le spectacle est formidable. Des résultats formidables. SYNONYME fantastique ; génial ; super ; terrible .
formidablement
formidablement adv. adverbe De façon formidable. : Il a formidablement réussi.
Spanish Dictionary
formidable
formidable adjetivo Que tiene alguna cualidad o característica positiva en alto grado :es un jugador formidable; su formidable biblioteca contiene libros incunables; un formidable petardazo silenció para siempre la voz del locutor; se estremecieron ante aquel formidable aparato escénico, ante la riqueza de sus efectos de tramoya tanto como en lo verdaderamente musical .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
formidable
for mi da ble /fɔ́ː r mɪdəb (ə )l, fə r míd -/ (! 特に ｟英 ｠においては若い世代ほど /--́-- /となる傾向が強い ) 〖原義は 「恐怖感を与える 」〗形容詞 1 (大きさ 力 技などにおいて )すばらしい, すぐれた ; 抜群の ; 威圧感のある ▸ formidable reputation すばらしい評判 2 畏敬 （いけい ）[畏怖 ]すべき .3 〈問題 相手などが 〉手強い, 手に負えそうにない, 難しい ▸ a formidable rival 強敵 4 恐ろしい ; 恐ろしく多い [大きい ].
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