stunning

stun·ning

 (stŭn′ĭng)

adj.

1. Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness.

2. Of a strikingly attractive appearance.

3.

a. Impressive: gave a stunning performance.

b. Surprising: The President's final decision came with stunning suddenness.

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stun′ning·ly adv.

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stunning

(ˈstʌnɪŋ)

adj

informal very attractive, impressive, astonishing, etc

ˈstunningly adv

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stun•ning

(ˈstʌn ɪŋ)

adj.

of striking beauty or excellence.

[1660–70]

stun′ning•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stunning - commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" arresting, sensational impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	2.	stunning - causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat" surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"
	3.	stunning - 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" disorienting - causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting"
	4.	stunning - strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas" beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

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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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

stunning

adjective

Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

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Translations

مُذْهِلمُذْهِل، رائِع

ohromujícísenzační

pragtfuld

atemberaubendBetäubungtoll

εκπληκτικός

alucinanteclamorosoestupendomaravilloso

tyrmäävä

éblouissantétonnantétourdissantsensationnelstupéfiant

divan

töfrandi

impressionantesensazionalestraordinario

すばらしい

놀랄 만큼 아름다운

ongelofelijk

rystende

olśniewający

impressionante

великолепный

izjemenpresenetljivsijajen

jättesnygg

น่าทึ่ง

göz kamaştırıcışahane

tuyệt vời

极好的极漂亮的

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

2. (= startling) [news] → asombroso; [success] → increíble; [defeat] → aplastante
his death came as a stunning blow → su muerte fue un golpe tremendo

3. (= violent) he dealt me a stunning blow on the jaw → me dio un golpe en la mandíbula que me dejó aturdido or atontado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stunning

adj (lit) blow → wuchtig, betäubend; (fig) news, victory → fantastisch, phantastisch, toll (inf); dress, girl, effect, view, display, looks → atemberaubend; defeat, shock → überwältigend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stunning

[ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj (news) → sbalorditivo/a, stupefacente; (dress, girl) → fantastico/a, splendido/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stun

(stan) – past tense, past participle stunned – verb

1. to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head. The blow stunned him. katswink slaan يَصْرَع، يُدَوِّخ довеждам до безсъзнание deixar sem sentidos omráčit betäuben slå bevidstløs ρίχνω κπ. αναίσθητο με χτύπημα dejar inconsciente oimetuks lööma بيهوش كردن tainnuttaa assommer לְהַמֵם अचेत कर देना omamiti elkábít membuat tidak sadar rota; gera vankaðan stordire 気絶させる 실신하다 apsvaiginti, pritrenkti apdullināt membuat tidak sedar verdoven slå i svime/bevisstløs ogłuszyć بیهوښه کول deixar sem sentidos a năuci оглушать omráčiť omamiti z udarcem onesvestiti bedöva ทำให้สลบ sersemletmek, bayıltmak 打昏 оглушати ضرب یا صدمے کا کسی شخص کو بے ہوش کر دینا làm choáng váng, đánh bất tỉnh 打昏

2. to shock or astonish. He was stunned by the news of her death. dronkslaan يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل зашеметявам atordoar ohromit betäuben chokere καταπλήσσωaturdir, pasmar, asombrar vapustama مبهوت كردن ällistyttää abasourdir לְהַמֵם धक्का देना zabezeknuti, osupnuti megdöbbent membuat tertegun gera agndofa sbalordire びっくりさせる 놀라다 priblokšti šokēt; apstulbināt memegunkan schokkensjokkere, lamslåoszołomić مبهوت کدیل atordoar a stupefia, a şoca ошеломлять ohromiť osupiti zapanjiti chocka, lamslå ทำให้ตะลึงงัน şaşırtmak, afallatmak 大吃一驚 приголомшувати ہوش و حواس غاءب کر دینا làm sững sờ, làm sửng sốt 大吃一惊

ˈstunning adjective

marvellous. a stunning dress. baie mooi مُذْهِل، رائِع зашеметяващ esplêndido senzační toll pragtfuld καταπληκτικόςalucinante, estupendo, maravilloso oivaline خيره كننده ällistyttävä sensationnelמהמם मोहक, रमणीय divan, sjajan pompás hebat töfrandi splendido, straordinario すばらしい 멋진 nuostabus, pritrenkiantis satriecošs; graujošs hebat magnifiekpraktfull, betagende szałowy خیره کوونکی esplêndido senzaţional сногсшибательный skvelý, úžasný, fantastický sijajen zadivljujući fantastisk, jättesnygg น่าประหลาดใจ şahane 極漂亮的 вражаючий; прекрасний متحیر کرنے والا tuyệt vời, gây ấn tượng sâu sắc 极漂亮的

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stunning

→ مُذْهِل ohromující pragtfuld atemberaubend εκπληκτικός clamoroso tyrmäävä éblouissant divan sensazionale すばらしい 놀랄 만큼 아름다운 ongelofelijk rystende olśniewający impressionante великолепный jättesnygg น่าทึ่ง göz kamaştırıcı tuyệt vời 极好的

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