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a. | 1. | Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; |
Noun | 1. | striking - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
2. | striking - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" | |
Adj. | 1. | 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" Synonyms: spectacular, dramatic |
2. | 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" |