formidable

Meaning

  1. (dated, literary) fearsome
  2. fantastic, tremendous

Concepts

formidable
terrific
wonderful
great
tremendous
colossal
huge
splendid
brilliant
gigantic
immense
extraordinary
marvellous
fantastic
grand
mighty
fabulous
smashing
superb
horrible

enormous

excellent
magnificent
stupendous
terrible
unqualified
wondrous
selcouth
wonderous
extraordinaire
marv
superterrific
boncer
amazing

causing a stir

awesome
better than sex
bonzer
brill
cool
🆒
corking
decent
dreadful
frabjous
glorious
hot
🥵
howling
lovely
marvelous
mean
Synonyms

énorme
B1
fantastique
B1
génial
A1
extraordinaire
B2
super
A1
magnifique
A2
colossal
28k
phénoménal
26k
immense
B2
superbe
B1

génial géniale

merveilleux
B1
prodigieux
23k
terrible
A2
hurlant
C2
inconditionnelle
48k
adorable
B1
mirifique
épatant
C2
excellent
B1
extra
C1
fameux
C1
gigantesque
C2
inconditionnel
29k
incroyable
A2
ravissant
C2
sensationnel
C2
singulier
20k
sinistre
C1
splendide
C1
Translations

formidable
toll

formidable

formidabile
stupendo
großartig
magnifico
formidável
enorm
meraviglioso
straordinario
formidable
fantàstic
riesig
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔʁ.mi.dabl/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
formīdābilis
In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin formīdābilis (“formidable, terrible”), from formīdō (“fear, dread”).

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