Definition
The quality of being formidable; the state of inspiring fear or respect through being large, powerful, or threatening.
Etymology
From Latin 'formidabilis' (fearful, dreadful) from 'formidare' (to fear), related to 'formido' (fear). The '-ability' suffix converts the adjective into a noun expressing the abstract quality or state.
Kelly Says
The word 'formidable' comes from the Latin word for fear itself, so formidability is literally 'the quality of making people afraid'—it's why we use it for everything from powerful chess players to massive storms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ኃይል
an-d hay-il
ARالعربية
قوة رهيبة
quwwa ra-hi-ba
BNবাংলা
বিস্ময়কর শক্তি
bi-s-moy-kar shak-ti
CACatalà
formidabilitat
for-mi-da-bi-li-tat
CSČeština
formidabilita
for-mi-da-bi-li-ta
DADansk
formidabel evne
for-mi-da-bel ev-ne
DEDeutsch
Formidbarkeit
for-mi-d-ba-r-keit
ESEspañol
formidabilidad
formi-da-bi-li-dad
FAفارسی
قدرت وحشتناک
qadr-at vah-sh-t-naak
FISuomi
pelottava kyky
pe-lot-ta-va ky-ky
FRFrançais
formidabilité
formi-da-bi-li-te
GUGU
ભયાનક શક્તિ
bhaya-nak shak-ti
HAHA
gwanin gwanin
gwa-nin gwa-nin
HEעברית
יכולת מרשימה
yi-cho-let mar-she-ma
HIहिन्दी
भयानक शक्ति
bhaya-nak shak-ti
HUMagyar
félelmetes ereje
fe-lel-me-tes e-re-je
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemampuan menakutkan
ke-mampuan me-na-tak-kan
IGIG
ike gburu gburu
i-ke g-bu-ru g-bu-ru
ITItaliano
formidabilità
for-mi-da-bi-li-ta
JA日本語
恐ろしい強さ
osoroshii tsu-yo-sa
KMKM
សមត្ថភាព ធំ
sa-mat-tha-phep th-um
KO한국어
대단한 힘
dae-dan-han him
MRMR
भयानक शक्ती
bhaya-nak shak-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
kekuatan menakutkan
ke-ku-atan me-na-tak-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ရွ向 စွမ်း
kya-u-k-ya-rw-ng swun
NLNederlands
formidabele kracht
for-mi-da-be-le kracht
NONorsk
formidabel evne
for-mi-da-bel ev-ne
PAPA
ਭਿਆਨક ਸ਼ક્તિ
bhia-nak shak-ti
PLPolski
formidabilność
for-mi-da-bi-l-no-ść
PTPortuguês
formidabilidade
for-mi-da-bi-li-dade
RORomână
formidabilitate
for-mi-da-bi-li-tate
RUРусский
непобедимость
ne-po-be-di-most
SVSvenska
formidlig förmåga
for-mid-lig for-ma-ga
SWKiswahili
uwezo mkubwa
u-we-zo mk-ubwa
TAதமிழ்
அச்சுறுத்தும் திறன்
a-chu-thut-tum thi-ren
TEతెలుగు
భయంకర శక్తి
bhaya-nkar shak-ti
THไทย
ความน่าเกรงขาม
kwan-na-krong-kha-am
TLTL
napakalakiang kakayahan
na-pa-ka-la-ki-ang ka-ka-ya-han
TRTürkçe
korkunçluk
kor-kun-ch-luk
UKУкраїнська
непереможність
ne-pe-re-mozh-nist
URاردو
خوفناک طاقت
khawf-naak ta-qat
VITiếng Việt
khả năng đáng sợ
kha-na-ng khi-da-ng so
YOYO
agbara ti o gba
a-gba-ra ti o g-ba
ZH中文
可怕的力量
kěpà de lìliàng
ZUZU
umoya omkhulu
u-mo-ya om-khu-lu