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Definition of Striking
1. Adjective. Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. "His striking good looks always created a sensation"
2. Noun. The physical coming together of two or more things. "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
Exact synonyms: Contact, Impinging
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Collision, Hit, Engagement, Interlocking, Mesh, Meshing, Flick, Impact, Touch, Touching
Derivative terms: Contact, Impinge, Strike
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Collision, Hit, Engagement, Interlocking, Mesh, Meshing, Flick, Impact, Touch, Touching
Derivative terms: Contact, Impinge, Strike
3. Adjective. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention. "A striking resemblance between parent and child"
Exact synonyms: Outstanding, Prominent, Salient, Spectacular
Similar to: Conspicuous
Derivative terms: Salience, Saliency, Spectacle, Strikingness
Similar to: Conspicuous
Derivative terms: Salience, Saliency, Spectacle, Strikingness
4. Noun. The act of contacting one thing with another. "After three misses she finally got a hit"
Exact synonyms: Hit, Hitting
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Specialized synonyms: Contusion, Crash, Smash, Bunt, Fly, Fly Ball, Ground Ball, Groundball, Grounder, Hopper, Header, Scorcher, Screamer, Plunk, Plunker
Derivative terms: Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Strike
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Specialized synonyms: Contusion, Crash, Smash, Bunt, Fly, Fly Ball, Ground Ball, Groundball, Grounder, Hopper, Header, Scorcher, Screamer, Plunk, Plunker
Derivative terms: Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Strike
Definition of Striking
1. a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
Definition of Striking
1. Adjective. of that which makes a strong impression ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of strike) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Striking
1. strike [v] - See also: strike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Striking
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