tremendous B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled tremenjous US /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ See IPA manual Freq #5516 Meanings 1 adj Very large in amount, size, or degree. There was a tremendous outpouring of support. 2 adj Extremely good or impressive. Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very large in amount, size,... enormous 2 adj · extremely good or impressive. wondrous Word family Derived forms tremendouslytremendousness Common collocations tremendous achievement Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tremendous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ **Frequency rank:** 5516 ## Meanings 1. Very large in amount, size, or degree. 2. Extremely good or impressive. ## Examples - There was a tremendous outpouring of support. - Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music. ## Derived Forms - tremendously - tremendousness ## Etymology Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend. ## AI Etymology Tremendous adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend. In present-day use, it can mean very large in amount, size, or degree, or extremely good or impressive. Derived formations include tremendously, tremendousness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown