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Awed

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Adjective

1. awed, awful

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

Example Sentences:
'awed by the silence'
'awful worshippers with bowed heads'

2. awed, awestricken, awestruck

having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread

Example Sentences:
'stood in awed silence before the shrine'
'in grim despair and awestruck wonder'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Awed

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adjective
wondering and respectful
The crowd listened in awed silence.

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Awed

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n.
1. A feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or powerful: "There was a fierce purpose in the gale ... that seemed directed at him, and made him hold his breath in awe" (Joseph Conrad).
2. Archaic
a. The power to inspire dread.
b. Dread.
tr.v. awed, aw·ing, awes
To fill with awe: tourists who are awed by the ancient monument.

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