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

Drop a hint that other teams or recruiters have noticed your awesomeness, too. —Sho Dewan, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024

After a day of outdoor awesomeness, enjoy some Awe and then Some at one of the plethora of bars and restaurants on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. —Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024

It was created to show younger viewers the awesomeness of the Star Wars galaxy. —Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024

Her awesomeness has not gone unseen by the actor, 47, who gushed over his wife’s newest beauty venture on his Instagram Stories on Aug. 1. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above