striking

strik·ing  (strkng)

adj.

Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See Synonyms at noticeable.

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striking·ly adv.

striking·ness n.

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striking

Adjective

1. attracting attention; impressive: her striking appearance

2. very noticeable: a striking difference

strikingly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	striking - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" impinging, contact happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens collision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" interlocking, meshing, mesh, engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" impact - the striking of one body against another touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
	2.	striking - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" hitting, hit touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion" crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
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" spectacular, dramatic impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	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" prominent, salient, outstanding, spectacular conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

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striking

adjective 1. distinct, noticeable, conspicuous, clear, obvious, evident, manifest, unmistakable, observable, perceptible, appreciable

adjective 2. impressive, dramatic, stunning (informal) wonderful, extraordinary, outstanding, astonishing, memorable, dazzling, noticeable, conspicuous, drop-dead (slang) out of the ordinary, forcible, jaw-dropping << OPPOSITE unimpressive

Translations

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] adj [colour] → llamativo (= obvious); notorio

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] strike adj → frappant(e) → saisissant(e) (= attractive); éblouissant(e)

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] strike adj → auffallend;

(attractive) → attraktiv

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] adj → impressionante