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fear·ful
fearful
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
feeling fear; afraid.
She was fearful of traveling by airplane.- antonyms:
- daring, fearless, undaunted
- similar words:
- afraid, apprehensive, nervous, scared, timid
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definition 2: |
causing or likely to cause fear.
A fearful storm is coming.- antonyms:
- reassuring
- similar words:
- dire, dread, dreadful, ghastly, terrible
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related words: |
anxious, cowardly, dire, insecure, serious, shy, yellow |
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derivations: |
fearfully (adv.), fearfulness (n.) |
The word fearful
contains the following part:
-ful1
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ful1 attaches to native English nouns to form adjectives.
Example words:
awful, beautiful, careful, cheerful, colorful, delightful, doubtful, dutiful, faithful, fearful, graceful, harmful, helpful, hopeful, joyful, meaningful, painful, peaceful, plentiful, powerful, purposeful, respectful, skillful, stressful, successful, thankful, thoughtful, wasteful, useful
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