a striking woman, a striking change, a striking performance by an actor.
SYNONYM(S): remarkable, impressive.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
strik´ing|ly — strik|ing «STRY kihng», adjective. 1. that strikes. 2. attracting attention; very noticeable: »a striking woman, a striking change, a striking performance by an actor. SYNONYM(S): remarkable, impressive. –strik´ing|ly, adverb. –strik´ing|ness,… … Useful english dictionary
strik´ing|ness — strik|ing «STRY kihng», adjective. 1. that strikes. 2. attracting attention; very noticeable: »a striking woman, a striking change, a striking performance by an actor. SYNONYM(S): remarkable, impressive. –strik´ing|ly, adverb. –strik´ing|ness,… … Useful english dictionary
strik·ing — … Useful english dictionary
strik — strik·able; strik·ing·ly; strik·ing·ness; strik·er; … English syllables
strik- — *strik germ., Verb: nhd. steif sein ( Verb), steifen; ne. be (Verb) stiff, stiffen; Hinweis: s. *strikki ; Etymologie: idg. *streig (2), Adjektiv, Verb, Substantiv … Germanisches Wörterbuch
strikingly — strik·ing·ly … English syllables
striking — strik•ing [[t]ˈstraɪ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) conspicuously attractive or impressive 2) noticeable; conspicuous: a striking lack of enthusiasm[/ex] • Etymology: 1605–15 strik′ing•ly, adv. strik′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
striking — strik|ing [ straıkıŋ ] adjective * attracting your interest or attention because of some unusual feature: Her eye makeup was very striking. This is a striking example of how misleading statistics can be. a striking resemblance/difference: His… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
striking — strik|ing [ˈstraıkıŋ] adj 1.) unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed striking contrast/similarity/parallel etc ▪ a striking contrast between wealth and poverty 2.) attractive in an unusual way that is easy to notice ▪ a dark man with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
strikingly — strik|ing|ly [ˈstraıkıŋli] adv 1.) in a way that is very easy to notice strikingly similar/different ▪ The two experiments produced strikingly different results. 2.) used to emphasize that someone or something is beautiful in a way that is easy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
