wow A2 Topic:Communication US /waʊ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like vow /v/ vs /w/ Freq #491 Meanings 1 intj Used to express excitement, surprise, or admiration. Wow, that view from the top is amazing! 2 verb To impress someone greatly. The young singer wowed the audience with her performance. 3 intj Used sarcastically to show disapproval. Wow, great job using all of our supplies on the first day. 4 noun Something exceptionally impressive or surprising. The new phone's camera is a real wow. Thesaurus Synonyms adzooksaybegorrabligeblimeybyrladycarambachihuahuachristcoocorcowabunga Word family Forms wowedwowingwows Derived forms woweewowlesswowserwowserswowzahwowzer Related forms fml Etymology AI details Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation. wow sco View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wow **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** intj, verb, noun **IPA (US):** /waʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 491 ## Meanings 1. Used to express excitement, surprise, or admiration. 2. To impress someone greatly. 3. Used sarcastically to show disapproval. 4. Something exceptionally impressive or surprising. ## Examples - Wow, that view from the top is amazing! - The young singer wowed the audience with her performance. - Wow, great job using all of our supplies on the first day. - The new phone's camera is a real wow. ## Synonyms - adzooks - ay - begorra - blige - blimey - byrlady - caramba - chihuahua - christ - coo - cor - cowabunga ## Derived Forms - wowee - wowless - wowser - wowsers - wowzah - wowzer ## Related Forms - fml ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wow ## Etymology Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation. ## AI Etymology Wow is attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation. In present-day use, it can mean used to express excitement, surprise, or admiration, or to impress someone greatly. Derived formations include wowee, wowless, wowser, wowsers, and wowzah. Related vocabulary includes fml. ## Topics - Communication markdown