Definition of aw

"aw" is probably misspelled. Trying awe instead Definition of awe

1. awe [ n ] an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
Examples: "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"

Used in print:

(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)

As a consequence of the tensions thus produced in his thoughts and feelings , he wrote on_the_one_hand sketches of idealized hunting trips and on_the_other an anecdote of the village of Hardscrabble , Arkansas , where no one had ever seen a piano ; and he wrote also the masterpiece of frontier humor , `` The_Big_Bear_of_Arkansas '' , in which earthy realism is placed alongside the exaggeration of the backwoods tall-tale and the awe with which man contemplates the grandeur and the mysteries of nature .

Synonyms awe Related Terms wonder

2. awe [ v ] inspire awe in
Examples: "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

Used in print:

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

Player immediately proved he was not in_the_least awed by the dramatic proximity of Palmer .

Synonyms awe Related Terms frighten overawe

3. Awe [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25834

Synonyms Awe

4. awe [ n ] a profound emotion inspired by a deity
Examples: "the fear of God"