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 Definitions of spectacular  [ɛkˈtæk yə lər]  

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

1. (adj.) spectacular
of or like a spectacle; impressive.

2.  spectacular
dramatically daring or thrilling.

3. (n.) spectacular
an impressive, large-scale display.

Etymology:  (1675–85; < L spectācul(um) (see spectacle ) + -ar1)

Definition of 'spectacular' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) spectacular
a lavishly produced performance
"they put on a Christmas spectacular"

2. (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"

3. (adj) spectacular
characteristic of spectacles or drama
"spectacular dives from the cliff"

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 'spectacular' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) spectacular
amazing to watch or look at
a spectacular firework display


Definition of 'spectacular' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) spectacular
of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show

2. (adj) spectacular
adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration of some event; a spectacular play

3. (adj) spectacular
pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes


Translation of 'spectacular' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: making a great show or display
a spectacular performance.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: indrukwekkend Arabic flag Arabic: مُثير، عَظيم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: зрелищен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: espetacular Czech flag Czech: efektní German flag German: eindrucksvoll
Danish flag Danish: imponerende Greek flag Greek: θεαματικός Spanish flag Spanish: espectacular
Estonian flag Estonian: võimas, vägev Finnish flag Finnish: loistokas French flag French: spectaculaire
Hebrew flag Hebrew: תְצוגָה מַרהִיבָה Hindi flag Hindi: शानदार, भव्य Croatian flag Croatian: sjajan, spektakularan
Hungarian flag Hungarian: látványos Indonesian flag Indonesian: spektakuler Icelandic flag Icelandic: tilkomumikill
Italian flag Italian: spettacolare Japanese flag Japanese: はなばなしい Korean flag Korean: 장관인
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įspūdingas, imponuojantis Latvian flag Latvian: krāšņs; grandiozs Malay flag Malay: hebat
Dutch flag Dutch: spectaculair Norwegian flag Norwegian: flott, imponerende Polish flag Polish: widowiskowy, popisowy
Persian flag Persian: تماشاچى Pashto flag Pashto: ننداره كتونكى Portuguese flag Portuguese: espectacular
Romanian flag Romanian: specta­culos Russian flag Russian: эффектный Slovak flag Slovak: efektný
Slovenian flag Slovenian: veličasten Serbian flag Serbian: spektakularan Swedish flag Swedish: spektakulär, praktfull
Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งดูแล้วทำให้ประทับใจ Turkish flag Turkish: muhteşem Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 公開展示的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ефектний; захоплюючий Urdu flag Urdu: قابل دید، غیر معمولی Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đẹp mắt, ngoạn mục
Chinese flag Chinese: 公开展示的

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