daunting, intimidating
(adjective) discouraging through fear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
daunting (comparative more daunting, superlative most daunting)
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
Synonyms: disconcerting, dismaying, formidable, frightening, unnerving, unsettling
Antonym: undaunting
Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.
Synonym: intimidating
Antonym: undaunting
Appearing to be difficult; challenging.
Synonyms: formidable, intimidating
Antonym: undaunting
daunting (plural dauntings)
gerund of daunt.
The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation.
The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.
Synonyms: taming, vanquishing
daunting
present participle of daunt
Source: Wiktionary
Daunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting.] Etym: [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See Tame.]
1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]
2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.
Syn.
– To dismay; appall. See Dismay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
