terrificness

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noun

The quality of being terrific.

OriginEnglish terrific ← French terrifique ← Latin terrificus →
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Meanings

nounterrificness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being terrific.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*troseō
  4. Latinterreō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*θakos
  7. Latinterrificus
  8. Frenchterrifique
  9. Englishterrific
  10. Englishterrificness

From terrific + -ness.

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APA

terrificness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrificness

MLA

“terrificness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrificness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrificness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrificness.

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