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stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj
Informal very attractive, impressive, astonishing, etc. stunningly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stunning adjective 1. (Informal) wonderful, beautiful, impressive, great (informal), striking, brilliant, dramatic, lovely, remarkable, smashing (informal), heavenly, devastating (informal), spectacular, marvellous, splendid, gorgeous, dazzling, sensational (informal), drop-dead (slang), ravishing, out of this world (informal), jaw-dropping, gee-whizz (slang) A stunning display of fireworks lit up the sky. wonderful average, ordinary, unimpressive, poor, plain, ugly, horrible, dreadful, rotten, mediocre, unattractive, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, uninspiring, no great shakes (informal) 2. staggering, surprising, shocking, astonishing, extraordinary, unexpected, startling, sensational, astounding, jaw-dropping The announcement was a stunning piece of news. Translations stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] ADJ 1. (= fabulous) [dress, girl] → imponente, deslumbrante, despampanante; [film, performance] → impresionante, sensacional a stunning blonde → una rubia imponente, una rubia despampanante you look absolutely stunning → estás deslumbrante the effect is stunning → el efecto es impresionante stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj (= magnificent) [woman, good looks, dress, display, performance, view] → éblouissant(e) You look stunning! → Tu es éblouissante! (= staggering) [victory, defeat, news] → stupéfiant(e) stunning adj (lit) blow → wuchtig, betäubend; (fig) news, victory → fantastisch, phantastisch, toll (inf); dress, girl, effect, view, display, looks → atemberaubend; defeat, shock → überwältigend stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj (news) → sbalorditivo/a, stupefacente; (dress, girl) → fantastico/a, splendido/a stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj (news) → sbalorditivo/a, stupefacente; (dress, girl) → fantastico/a, splendido/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Everything's going A1 here, and they've built me this little bungalow, only got in it last week - stunning, isn't it? This flight and pursuit, this cruel burning and destroying, these dreadful cries and stunning noises, were THEY the good lord's noble cause! It struck poor Tom, point foremost, and with stunning violence, right between the shoulders in the middle of his back. |
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