Striking: meaning, definitions and examples
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striking
[ ˈstraɪkɪŋ ]
appearance
Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.
Synonyms
dramatic, impressive, notable, remarkable
Examples of usage
- The room was painted a striking shade of blue.
- Her striking beauty captivated everyone in the room.
- The painting had a striking resemblance to the original photograph.
Translations
Translations of the word "striking" in other languages:
🇵🇹 impressionante
- marcante
- notável
🇮🇳 चौंकाने वाला
- प्रभावशाली
- उल्लेखनीय
🇩🇪 auffallend
- bemerkenswert
- eindrucksvoll
🇮🇩 mencolok
- mengesankan
- luar biasa
🇺🇦 вражаючий
- помітний
- вражаюче
🇵🇱 uderzający
- imponujący
- godny uwagi
🇯🇵 印象的な
- 目立つ
- 驚くべき
🇫🇷 frappant
- impressionnant
- remarquable
🇪🇸 llamativo
- impresionante
- notable
🇹🇷 çarpıcı
- etkileyici
- dikkat çekici
🇰🇷 눈에 띄는
- 인상적인
- 주목할 만한
🇸🇦 مذهل
- بارز
- ملحوظ
🇨🇿 úderný
- působivý
- pozoruhodný
🇸🇰 nápadný
- pôsobivý
- pozoruhodný
🇨🇳 引人注目的
- 印象深刻的
- 卓越的
🇸🇮 udarno
- impresivno
- opazno
🇮🇸 áberandi
- áhrifamikill
- eftirtektarverður
🇰🇿 әсерлі
- керемет
- айқын
🇬🇪 გამაოგნებელი
- თვალსაჩინო
- აღსანიშნავი
🇦🇿 təsirli
- diqqətəlayiq
- vurğulanan
🇲🇽 llamativo
- impresionante
- notable
Word origin
The word 'striking' has its origins in the Middle English word 'striken', which means 'to make a stroke, to move suddenly'. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the sense of attracting attention by being prominent or unusual. The word has been used in various contexts to describe something that stands out or is impressive.
See also: strike, striker, strikes, strikingly.