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fearful — 1 Fearful, apprehensive, afraid are comparable when they mean inspired or moved by fear. In such use they are normally followed by of, that, or lest, afraid being never and fearful and apprehensive infrequently used attributively in this sense.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Fearful Symmetry — is a quotation from William Blake s poem The Tyger. It has been used as the name of a number of other works:*Fearful Symmetry (album) the title of a 1986 album by rock band Daniel Amos *Fearful Symmetry (Stewart) a book by mathematician Ian… … Wikipedia
fearful — fearful, fearsome 1. Fearful means ‘full of fear; frightened, apprehensive’, usually with reference to something specific, and is normally followed by of or by a clause introduced by that or lest: • Eisenhower s official policy was to remain… … Modern English usage
Fearful — Fear ful (f[=e]r f[.u]l), a. 1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. [1913 Webster] Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst all their power. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fearful Symmetries — can refer to:*Fearful Symmetries (novel), a novel by S. Andrew Swann *Fearful Symmetries (music), a composition by John Coolidge Adams * Fearful symmetry is a phrase from the William Blake poem The Tyger … Wikipedia
Fearful Owl — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
fearful — [fir′fəl] adj. 1. causing fear; terrifying; dreadful 2. feeling fear; afraid 3. showing or resulting from fear [a fearful look] 4. Informal very bad, offensive, great, etc. [a fearful liar] SYN. AFRAID fearfulness n … English World dictionary
Fearful Symmetries (novel) — Fearful Symmetries (1999) is a science fiction novel, the fourth book in the Moreau series by S. Andrew Swann (aka Steven Swiniarksi), published by DAW Books.The novel stars Nohar Rajasthan, a tiger human hybrid ( moreau ) who first appeared in… … Wikipedia
fearful — [adj1] alarmed, apprehensive aflutter, afraid, aghast, agitated, anxious, chicken, chickenhearted*, diffident, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, fainthearted, frightened, goosebumpy*, have cold feet*, hesitant, in a dither*, intimidated,… … New thesaurus
fearful — index dire, formidable, ineffable, ominous, pending (imminent), portentous (ominous), recreant … Law dictionary
fearful — mid 14c., “causing fear,” from FEAR (Cf. fear) + FUL (Cf. ful). Meaning “full of fear, timid” (now less common) also is from mid 14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness … Etymology dictionary
