adj
Meaning 1
Making a strong impression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arresting, dramatic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
striking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪkɪŋ
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adj
Meaning 2
On strike, taking part in industrial action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a striking employee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: non-striking, nonstriking
noun
Meaning 3
The act by which something strikes or is struck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of strike
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dramatic, spectacular
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
the act of contacting one thing with another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- repeated hitting raised a large bruise
- after three misses she finally got a hit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hit, hitting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: touch, touching
Narrower terms: contusion, crash, smash, bunt, fly, fly ball, grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper, header, scorcher, screamer, plunk, plunker
noun
Meaning 8
the physical coming together of two or more things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contact, impinging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Narrower terms: collision, hit, engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking, flick, impact, touch, touching
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: لافِتٌ لِلنَّظَرِ — of that which makes a strong impression
- Arabic: لافِتَةٌ لِلنَّظَرِ — of that which makes a strong impression
- Bulgarian: поразителен (porazitelen) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Bulgarian: удивителен (udivitelen) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Czech: výrazný — of that which makes a strong impression
- Czech: nápadný — of that which makes a strong impression
- Dutch: opvallend — of that which makes a strong impression
- Dutch: treffend — of that which makes a strong impression
- Finnish: silmiinpistävä — of that which makes a strong impression
- French: éclatant — of that which makes a strong impression
- German: auffällig — of that which makes a strong impression
- Hungarian: szembeötlő — of that which makes a strong impression
- Hungarian: feltűnő — of that which makes a strong impression
- Italian: impressionante — of that which makes a strong impression
- Italian: sconcertante — of that which makes a strong impression
- Italian: scioccante — of that which makes a strong impression
- Latvian: spilgts — of that which makes a strong impression
- Macedonian: впе́чатлив (vpéčatliv) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Plautdietsch: oppfaulent — of that which makes a strong impression
- Polish: uderzający — of that which makes a strong impression
- Romanian: impresionant — of that which makes a strong impression
- Russian: впечатля́ющий (vpečatljájuščij) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Russian: впечатля́ющая (vpečatljájuščaja) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Russian: впечатля́ющее (vpečatljájuščeje) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Russian: впечатля́ющие (vpečatljájuščije) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Serbo-Croatian: eklatantan — of that which makes a strong impression
- Serbo-Croatian: napadan — of that which makes a strong impression
- Serbo-Croatian: impresivan — of that which makes a strong impression
- Spanish: llamativo — of that which makes a strong impression
- Spanish: imponente — of that which makes a strong impression
- Spanish: impresionante — of that which makes a strong impression
- Spanish: acusado — of that which makes a strong impression
- Swedish: slående — of that which makes a strong impression
- Swedish: påfallande — of that which makes a strong impression
- Ukrainian: разю́чий (razjúčyj) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Ukrainian: вража́ючий (vražájučyj) — of that which makes a strong impression
- Welsh: trawiadol — of that which makes a strong impression
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