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- striking (adj.) "producing a vivid impression," 1752, from STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.) in the sense of "to catch the fancy of" (1590s).
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Striking — Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}. (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Striking — Strik ing, a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. A striking fact. De Quincey. {Strik ing*ly}, adv. {Strik ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Striking — Striking. См. Наслаивание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
striking — index arrant (definite), clear (apparent), conspicuous, distinct (clear), eloquent, flagrant … Law dictionary
striking — *arresting, signal, salient, conspicuous, outstanding, *noticeable, remarkable, prominent Analogous words: *effective, effectual, efficacious: telling, convincing, compelling, cogent (see VALID): forcible, forceful, *powerful: impressive, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
striking — [adj] extraordinary; beautiful arresting, arrestive, astonishing, attractive, bizarre, charming, cogent, commanding, compelling, confounding, conspicuous, dazzling, distinguished, dynamite, electrifying, eye catching, fascinating, forceful,… … New thesaurus
striking — ► ADJECTIVE 1) noticeable. 2) dramatically good looking or beautiful. DERIVATIVES strikingly adverb … English terms dictionary
striking — [strī′kiŋ] adj. 1. that strikes or is on strike 2. very noticeable or impressive; unusual, outstanding, remarkable, etc. SYN. NOTICEABLE strikingly adv … English World dictionary
striking — [[t]stra͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual. The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides... He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin. ...her striking good… … English dictionary
striking — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ That hat looks very striking. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
