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 Definitions of Striking  [ˈstraɪ kɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'Striking' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) striking
conspicuously attractive or impressive.

2.  striking
noticeable; conspicuous:
a striking lack of enthusiasm.

Etymology:  (1605–15)

Definition of 'Striking' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) contact, impinging, striking
the physical coming together of two or more things
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

2. (adj) hit, hitting, striking
the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

3. (adj) dramatic, spectacular, striking
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"

4. (adj) outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking
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 and child"


Definition of 'Striking' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) striking
impressive or notable
a striking example of the success that can be achieved; her striking good looks; a strikingly beautiful man


Definition of 'Striking' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Striking
affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance

2.  Striking
of Strike

3.  Striking
a. & n. from Strike, v


Translation of 'Striking' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: noticeable or impressive
She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: indrukwekkend Arabic flag Arabic: لافِت للنَّظَر، مُدْهِش Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: забележителен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: notável Czech flag Czech: nápadný German flag German: auffallend
Danish flag Danish: slående; iøjnefaldende Greek flag Greek: εντυπωσιακός, χτυπητός Spanish flag Spanish: llamativo; impresionante,
Estonian flag Estonian: silmatorkav Farsi flag Farsi: بسيار جالب Finnish flag Finnish: huomiota herättävä
French flag French: frappant Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַדהִים Hindi flag Hindi: प्रभावशाली
Croatian flag Croatian: očit, napadan Hungarian flag Hungarian: feltűnő Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengesankan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: eftirtektarverður Italian flag Italian: (che fa colpo) Japanese flag Japanese: 目立つ
Korean flag Korean: 이목을 끄는, 현저한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pritrenkiantis,áspûdingas Latvian flag Latvian: iespaidīgs; uzkrītošs
Malay flag Malay: yang menonjol Dutch flag Dutch: opvallend Norwegian flag Norwegian: oppsiktsvekkende, usedvan
Polish flag Polish: rzucający się w oczy, ude Persian flag Persian: بسيار جالب Pashto flag Pashto: ډیر په زړه پوری، جالب
Portuguese flag Portuguese: notável Romanian flag Romanian: frapant Russian flag Russian: эффектный
Slovak flag Slovak: nápadný, výrazný Slovenian flag Slovenian: zbujajoč pozornost Serbian flag Serbian: izrazit
Swedish flag Swedish: imponerande, anslående, e Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งโดดเด่น Turkish flag Turkish: etkileyici, dikkatçeken
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 引人注目的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вражаючий, разючий Urdu flag Urdu: نمایاں یا موثر
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nổi bật, gây ấn tượng Chinese flag Chinese: 引人注目的

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