Terribleness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terrible \Ter"ri*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to
     frighten. See {Terror}.]
     1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread;
        dreadful; formidable.
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              Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. --Prior.
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              Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord
              thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
                                                    --Deut. vii.
                                                    21.
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     2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.]
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              The terrible coldness of the season.  --Clarendon.
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     Syn: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful;
          horrible; shocking; awful.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Ter"ri*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ter"ri*bly},
          adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  terribleness
       n : a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {awfulness}, {dreadfulness},
            {horridness}]