amazing

== English == === Etymology === From amaze +‎ -ing, from Old English āmasian. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: ə-mā'zĭng, IPA(key): /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/, [əˈmeɪ̯zɪŋ] Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ === Verb === amazing present participle and gerund of amaze 2006 May 16, Simon Baird, "monkeyGTD is amazing- a few questions and suggestions", GTD TiddlyWiki, Google goups Cool! Of course 99% of the amazing is due to the "powered by TiddlyWiki" part of MonkeyGTD.. :) === Adjective === amazing (comparative more amazing, superlative most amazing) Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising. (informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good. 2014, November 6, WAAY-TV (Huntsville, AL), VIDEO: "Sitting next to him was amazing" says student of General Via "I think it was pretty amazing that he picked our school out of a lot of schools to come speak to us about what he has done, and what our country has done, to help us gain our freedom," Mucci said, “sitting next to him was amazing.” 2014, November 8, Nick McCarvel, "Wozniacki's marathon debut was amazing, Djokovic says", USA TODAY Sports "Running a marathon is definitely an amazing experience." ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:awesome ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amazement ==== Translations ==== === References === “amazing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amazing”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “amazing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.