What does stunning mean?

Definitions for stunning
ˈstʌn ɪŋstun·ning

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stunning.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. arresting, sensational, stunningadjective

    commanding attention

    "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

  2. stunningadjective

    causing great astonishment and consternation

    "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat"

  3. stunningadjective

    causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility

    "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke"

  4. stunningadjective

    strikingly beautiful or attractive

    "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

Wiktionary

  1. stunningadjective

    Having an effect that stuns.

    The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.

  2. stunningadjective

    Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.

    That woman is stunning!

  3. stunningadjective

    Amazing.

    The film was stunning.

Wikipedia

  1. Stunning

    Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, with or without killing the animal, when or immediately prior to slaughtering them for food.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stunning

    of Stun

  2. Stunningadjective

    overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise

  3. Stunningadjective

    striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry

Freebase

  1. Stunning

    Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, without killing the animal, prior to their being slaughtered for food.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. stunning

    Mind-bogglingly stupid. Usually used in sarcasm. “You want to code what in Ada? That's a ... stunning idea!”

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunning in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of stunning in a Sentence

  1. Anne Donnelly:

    The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning, the residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress. No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.

  2. Giambattista Valli:

    There's a real movement in 3-D texture in fashion, and it looks like Lupita is wearing fireworks, she wears bright colors so beautifully, it's quite stunning.

  3. Nick Carpou:

    This is a challenging play time for adult-oriented films, the film is definitely a throwback to an old fashioned way of creating atmosphere and layering tension. It's visually stunning and genuinely creepy.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    The President's revival of his bigoted, disgusting ban on transgender servicemembers is a stunning attack on the patriots who keep us safe and on the most fundamental ideals of our nation.

  5. The SEC:

    It is therefore stunning to learn that, at the time of filing of the instant motion, Musk had not sought pre-approval for a single one of the numerous tweets about Tesla he published in the months since the court-ordered pre-approval policy went into effect.

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