awesomeness

noun

awe·​some·​ness ˈȯ-səm-nəs 

: an awesome quality, character, or nature: such as

a

: a quality that inspires awe

grasping the awesomeness of her responsibilities

… against the southern stars she saw a human form that isolated and lone appeared to her immense: the shape of a giant outlined amongst the constellations. As it approached her it shrank to common proportions … lost its awesomeness, and became menacing in its ominous and silent advance.

—Joseph Conrad

What seems to be missing, instead, is a large enough screen to show the awesomeness of the open skies and a large enough budget to show the awesomeness of aerial combat.

—Norman Cousins

b

informal : an extremely or amazingly good or impressive quality

… is only 19—a girl given to bursting into the theme song from The Wonder Years during conversations and rhapsodizing about … the "awesomeness" of brown sugar …

—Matt Tyrnauer

The rapper's followup to 2016 critical darling and commercial smash-hit, To Pimp A Butterfly, consists of 14 tracks of pure Kendrick awesomeness.

—Carolyn L. Todd

"I did want to congratulate you all on this phenomenal new development. I think it's a crucial new step for the Circle and will mean a great deal to our overall awesomeness."

—Dave Eggers

Examples of awesomeness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Popping over to Vatican City allows for marveling at St. Peter’s, an architectural example of power and awesomeness from the Baroque period. —Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2023

Words cannot fully describe the awesomeness of Keto Lean Ultra. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024

The 2,000-square-foot interior is filled to the brim with awesomeness that circles the kitchen to the open space in the living room and upstairs. —Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024

Think cushion density, backrest angle, and armrest awesomeness. —Isis Briones, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above