English to English
adjective
- Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the physical coming together of two or more things
Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of contacting one thing with another
Repeated hitting raised a large bruise.
After three misses she finally got a hit.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
A dramatic sunset.
A dramatic pause.
A spectacular display of northern lights.
It was a spectacular play.
His striking good looks always created a sensation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
An outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom.
A new theory is the most prominent feature of the book.
Salient traits.
A spectacular rise in prices.
A striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center.
A striking resemblance between parent a.
source: WordNet 3.0
