Synonyms for awfulness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Solemnity — the quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
2. Terribleness
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
the awfulness of this sacred place
- n. 2
The state or quality of being awful.
Forms
- Plural
- awfulnesses → solemnities, dreadfulnesses, terriblenesses, horridnesses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| awfulness | rising | |
| solemnity | steady | |
| dreadfulness | rising | |
| terribleness | rising | |
| horridness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- solemnity4
- 10 letters
- horridness
- 12 letters
- terribleness, dreadfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solemnity4 = 4 syllables).