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- Dictionaryformidable/ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/
adjective
- 1. inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: "a formidable opponent" Similar Opposite
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causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult: a formidable obstacle / task. a formidable adversary / enemy / opponent. a formidable intellect. disapproving the director and his formidable wife. Fewer examples.
The meaning of FORMIDABLE is causing fear, dread, or apprehension. How to use formidable in a sentence.
If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music.
People who are formidable inspire fear and respect thanks to their size, or special ability, or unusual qualities. If you're a wildly popular celebrity, you probably don't go anywhere without a formidable bodyguard.
Formidable definition: causing fear, apprehension, or dread. See examples of FORMIDABLE used in a sentence.
adjective. /fəˈmɪdəbl/, /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/. /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl/, /fərˈmɪdəbl/. if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
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. [C15: from Latin formīdābilis, from formīdāre to dread, from formīdō fear] ˌformidaˈbility, ˈformidableness n. ˈformidably adv.
adjective. Causing fear or dread. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder. American Heritage. Hard to handle or overcome. Webster's New World. Awe-inspiring in size, excellence, etc.; strikingly impressive. Webster's New World. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat.
FORMIDABLE definition: 1. Someone who is formidable is strong and slightly frightening: 2. difficult and needing a lot of…. Learn more.
If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. More Synonyms of 'formidable'
