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causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult: a formidable obstacle / task. a formidable adversary / enemy / opponent. a formidable intellect. disapproving the director and his formidable wife. Fewer examples.
1. : causing fear, dread, or apprehension. a formidable prospect. 2. : having qualities that discourage approach or attack. a formidable opponent. 3. : tending to inspire awe or wonder : impressive. a formidable accomplishment. formidability. ˌfȯr-mə-də-ˈbi-lə-tē. fȯr-ˌmi- fər-ˌmi- noun. formidableness. ˈfȯr-mə-də-bəl-nəs. fȯr-ˈmi- fər-ˈmi- noun.
adjective. 1. arousing or likely to inspire fear or dread. 2. extremely difficult to defeat, overcome, manage, etc. a formidable problem. 3. tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc. Collins English Dictionary.
People who are formidable inspire fear and respect thanks to their size, or special ability, or unusual qualities. If you're a wildly popular celebrity, you probably don't go anywhere without a formidable bodyguard.
adjective. /fəˈmɪdəbl/, /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/. /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl/, /fərˈmɪdəbl/. if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
Formidable definition: causing fear, apprehension, or dread. See examples of FORMIDABLE used in a sentence.
1. causing fear or apprehension: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. 3. arousing feelings of awe or admiration: formidable intelligence. 4. strong; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition.
