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eye-catching

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Visually attractive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: catching

2

adj

Meaning 2

That attracts the attention; attention-grabbing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flashy, glossy, prominent, attention-grabbing, conspicuous, eye-catching, grabby, high-profile, salient

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

seizing the attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • eye-catching posters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attention-getting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: привлекателен (privlekatelen) — visually attractive
  • Bulgarian: засукан (zasukan) — visually attractive
  • Catalan: vistós — visually attractive
  • Polish: przyciągający wzrok — visually attractive
  • Spanish: vistoso — visually attractive
  • Turkish: çekici — visually attractive
  • Turkish: göz alıcı — visually attractive
  • Vietnamese: bắt mắt — visually attractive
  • Bulgarian: атрактивен (atraktiven) — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Bulgarian: привлекателен (privlekatelen) — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Catalan: cridaner — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Danish: iøjnefaldende — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Danish: iøjnespringende — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Galician: rechamante — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Malay: mencolok mata — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: iøynefallende — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: iaugefallande — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Polish: przyciągający wzrok — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Spanish: llamativo — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Swedish: iögonfallande — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
  • Tagalog: mainit sa mata — that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing
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