Grewsomeness

/ˈɡruːsəmnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being grewsome; the degree to which something is disturbing or horrifying.

Etymology

Formed from 'grewsome' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness,' a common English pattern for creating abstract nouns. The suffix '-ness' transforms adjectives into nouns describing their inherent quality.

Kelly Says

English's '-ness' suffix is a word-building machine: add it to almost any adjective and you get a valid noun, which is why non-native speakers can sometimes create words that sound odd but are technically grammatically perfect.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
恐怖
kǒngbù
ARالعربية
رعب
ra-ab
BNবাংলা
ভয়াবহতা
bhaya-ab-hata
CACatalà
horror
hor-ror
CSČeština
strach
strakh
DADansk
frygt
frygt
DEDeutsch
Grauenhaftigkeit
gra-uen-haf-ti-keet
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος
fo-bos
ESEspañol
espantosidad
es-pan-to-si-dad
FAفارسی
ترسناک
tar-s-naak
FISuomi
pelottavuus
pe-lot-ta-vuus
FRFrançais
horreur
or-roo-r
GUGU
ભયંકર
bhaya-n-kar
HAHA
kukan
koo-kan
HEעברית
חשכה
khash-ka
HIहिन्दी
भयावहता
bhaya-va-hata
HUMagyar
borzalmas
bor-zal-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengerikan
men-ge-ri-kan
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
orrore
or-ro-re
JA日本語
ぞっとする
zot-to-suru
KKKK
көңілсіздік
ko-ng-il-si-z-dik
KMKM
អំពើរអាក្រក់
am-peu-r-a-ak-krot
KO한국어
무서움
mu-seo-um
MRMR
भयानक
bhaya-naak
MSBahasa Melayu
mengerikan
men-ge-ri-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng
NLNederlands
afschrikwekkend
af-schrik-we-ken-dend
NONorsk
frykt
frykt
PAPA
ਡਰ
dar
PLPolski
strach
strakh
PTPortuguês
aterrorizante
a-te-ror-i-zan-te
RORomână
groază
gro-a-tsa
RUРусский
ужас
oo-jas
SVSvenska
skräck
shreck
SWKiswahili
hofu
ho-foo
TAதமிழ்
பயங்கரம்
pa-ya-ng-ka-ram
TEతెలుగు
భయంకరము
bhaya-n-ka-ram-u
THไทย
น่ากลัว
na-glua
TLTL
nakakatakot
na-ka-ta-kot
TRTürkçe
korkunçluk
kor-konch-luk
UKУкраїнська
жах
zhah
URاردو
خوفناک
kho-f-naak
VITiếng Việt
kinh hoàng
kinh-hoang
YOYO
gbogbo
gbog-bo
ZH中文
恐怖
kǒngbù
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thu-la

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