adjective
- causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
verb (used with object), a·mazed, a·maz·ing.
- to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.
- Obsolete. to bewilder; perplex.
verb (used without object), a·mazed, a·maz·ing.
- to cause amazement: a new art show that delights and amazes.
noun
- Archaic. amazement.
adjective
- causing wonder or astonishmentamazing feats
verb (tr)
- to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
- an obsolete word for bewilder
noun
- an archaic word for amazement
early 15c., “stupefactive;” 1590s, “dreadful;” present participle adjective from amaze. Sense of “wonderful” is recorded from 1704. Related: Amazingly.
early 13c., amasian “stupefy, make crazy,” from a-, probably used here as an intensive prefix, + -masian, related to maze (q.v.). Sense of “overwhelm with wonder” is from 1580s. Related: Amazed; amazing.