Terrific

/təˈrɪfɪk/ adjective

Definition

extremely good; excellent; originally meaning causing terror

Etymology

From Latin terrificus, from terrere 'to frighten' + facere 'to make'

Kelly Says

This word did a complete 180 - it originally meant 'terrifying' but by the 1930s had flipped to mean 'wonderful,' showing how language evolves!

Translations

ARالعربية
رائع
rāʾiʿ
BNবাংলা
অসাধারণ
ôsadhāraṇ
CSČeština
úžasný
/uʒasniː/
DADansk
fantastisk
/fan.tasˈtisk/
DEDeutsch
großartig
/ɡʁoːsˈaʁtɪç/
ELΕλληνικά
υπέροχος
ypérochos
ESEspañol
increíble
eeng-kreh-EE-blay
FISuomi
mahtava
/mɑhtɑvɑ/
FRFrançais
formidable
/fɔʁ.mid.a.bəl/
HEעברית
מדהים
madhím
HIहिन्दी
अद्भुत
adbhut
HUMagyar
csodálatos
/t͡ʃo.daː.toʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
luar biasa
loo-ahr bee-ah-sah
ITItaliano
fantastico
/fan.tasˈtiː.ko/
JA日本語
すごい
sugoi
KO한국어
놀라운
noll-ah-oon
NLNederlands
geweldig
/ɣəˈʋɛldɪɣ/
NONorsk
fantastisk
/fan.tasˈtisk/
PLPolski
niesamowity
/ɲɛsamɔˈvitɨ/
PTPortuguês
incrível
eeng-kreh-EE-vayl
RORomână
extraordinar
/ek.stra.or.di.nar/
RUРусский
потрясающий
potryasayushchiy
SVSvenska
fantastisk
/fan.tasˈtɪsk/
TAதமிழ்
அற்புதமான
aṟputamāṉa
TEతెలుగు
అద్భుతమైన
adbhutamaina
THไทย
น่ากลัว
nâa gluah
TRTürkçe
harika
hah-ree-kah
UKУкраїнська
чудовий
chudovy
URاردو
عجیب
ajīb
VITiếng Việt
tuyệt vời
tuyẹt voley
ZH中文
太棒了
tài bàng le

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