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formidable

[fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread.

    a formidable opponent.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating.

    a formidable problem.

  3. arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc.

  4. of great strength; forceful; powerful.

    formidable opposition to the proposal.



formidable

/ ˈɔːɪəə /

adjective

  1. arousing or likely to inspire fear or dread

  2. extremely difficult to defeat, overcome, manage, etc

    a formidable problem

  3. tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • formidableness noun
  • formidability noun
  • formidably adverb
  • nonformidability noun
  • nonformidable adjective
  • nonformidableness noun
  • nonformidably adverb
  • quasi-formidable adjective
  • quasi-formidably adverb
  • superformidable adjective
  • superformidableness noun
  • superformidably adverb
  • unformidable adjective
  • unformidableness noun
  • unformidably adverb
  • ˌڴǰ岹ˈٲ noun
  • ˈڴǰ岹 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of formidable1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from French, from Latin ڴǰī “causing fear,” from ڴǰī() “to fear” + - -able
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of formidable1

C15: from Latin ڴǰī , from ڴǰī to dread, from ڴǰīō fear
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My earliest memory of my mother’s home garden was her formidable yet beloved zucchini plant.

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By contrast, North Korea has defied all international sanctions to build up a formidable arsenal of nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles, enough to make any potential attacker think twice.

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But perhaps his greatest peril—and simultaneously, his most formidable strength—involved artistic ambition.

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Frost and Butler are formidable screen presences when they’re simply wearing sneakers.

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And for established players in Europe, it represents a formidable challenge to their historic dominance.

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