Meanings
comparative more earthshaking · superlative most earthshaking · alternative earth-shaking · alternative obsolete earth shaking
- Of global consequence or importance.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveloud enough to shake the very earth
adjectivesufficiently significant to affect the whole world
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐννοσίγαιος
- Englishearthshaking
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
earthshaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthshaking
“earthshaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthshaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthshaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthshaking.
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