daunting
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daunting
- /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈdɔntɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːntɪŋ
Where it comes from
From daunt + -ing.
adjective more daunting · most daunting
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Discouraging; inspiring fear.
Deathes daunting dart where so his buffet lights, / Shall shape no change within my friendly corse: / But dead or liue, in heauen, in earth, in hell, / I wilbe thine where so my carkase dwell.
Similar: disconcerting, dismaying, formidable, frightening, unnerving, unsettling · Opposite: undaunting
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Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.
[W]iſdome, much more all the excellencies of this Spirit) makes a mans face to ſhine; as the light of a Lanterne puts a luſtre upon the Lanterne, ſo the brightneſſe of theſe ſpirits puts a luſtre upon the men in whom they are. Men of ſuch ſpirts^([sic – meaning ſpirits]) as theſe are, have a dauntin
Similar: intimidating · Opposite: undaunting
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Appearing to be difficult; challenging.
It was a daunting task, but it was accomplished with some forward planning.
Similar: formidable, intimidating · Opposite: undaunting
noun dauntings
- The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation. Face to face with the true mountains, / I stood silently and still; / Drawing strength for fancy's dauntings, / From the air about the hill, / And from Nature's open mercies, and most debonaire goodwill.
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The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.
Then came in two by two, other Troopes, whoſe onſets, and ouer-throwes, honours, and diſgraces, darings, and dauntings, merit an ample Chronicle, rather than an Abſtract; [...]
Similar: taming, vanquishing
verb
- present participle and gerund of daunt
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intimidating, discouraging, intimidate, redoubtable, terrific, terrifying, troubling, alarming, formidable, disturbing, worrisome, fearsome, distressing, worrying, disquieting, severe
Translations
Every language
adj discouraging; inspiring fear
| Español | inquietante |
|---|---|
| Français | décourageant, intimidant |
| Deutsch | abschreckend, beängstigend, einschüchternd, entmutigend |
| Italiano | avvilente, impressionante, sconfortante, scoraggiante, spaventevole |
| Русский | пугающий pugajuščij, устраша́ющий ustrašájuščij |
adj intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming
| Español | desalentador, desolador |
|---|---|
| Français | colossal, monumental, titanesque |
| Deutsch | einschüchternd, entmutigend, erdrückend |
| Italiano | desolante, devastante, opprimente |
| Русский | обескураживающий obeskuraživajuščij, ошеломляющий ošelomljajuščij |
adj appearing to be difficult — see also challenging
| Español | desalentador, desmoralizante, abrumador, intimidante |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | herausfordernd, einschüchternd |
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