awesome /ˈɔːsəm/adjective 2noun 2forms 5 adjective2 •Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight.The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power. •(informal) really great and excitingThat was awesome!Awesome, dude! noun2 •(informal) A person who is awesome.When an awesome is dreadful and making even the living of a common person miserable then someone from the community must stand up to resist the dreadful and check the excesses. — 2012 •(slang) Clipping of awesomeness (“the quality, state, or essence of being awesome”).Plus, her patent leather boots were made of awesome. They made her legs look longer and leaner. — 2011 formsawesomes · awesomer · more awesome · awesomest · most awesome