amazing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb affect with wonder
  2. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
  3. adjective surprising greatly

Etymology

From amaze + -ing, from Old English āmasian.

In classic literature

Synonyms

amaze, astonish, astound

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