fearsome B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfɪɹsəm/ See IPA manual Freq #15793 Meanings 1 adj Frightening, especially in appearance. The knight faced a fearsome dragon at the cave entrance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · frightening, especially in... awful Word family Derived forms fearsomelyfearsomeness Related forms fearfearful Etymology AI details From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fearsome **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪɹsəm/ **Frequency rank:** 15793 ## Meanings 1. Frightening, especially in appearance. ## Examples - The knight faced a fearsome dragon at the cave entrance. ## Derived Forms - fearsomely - fearsomeness ## Related Forms - fear - fearful ## Etymology From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however. ## AI Etymology Fearsome comes from fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however. In current use, the main sense is “Frightening, especially in appearance”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown