Associations to the word «Astonishing»

Wiktionary

ASTONISHING, adjective. Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished.
ASTONISHING, verb. Present participle of astonish

Dictionary definition

ASTONISHING, adjective. Surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks".
ASTONISHING, adjective. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley