Analysis Complete

striking

/ striking /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"
"after three misses she finally got a hit"
Type of:
touch touching
Kinds of:
contusion crash smash bunt fly
Derived:
strike hit impinge on run into collide with
noun Sense 2
the physical coming together of two or more things
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
collision hit engagement mesh meshing
Derived:
hit strike impinge on run into collide with
adjective satellite Sense 3
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
"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"
Similar:
impressive
adjective satellite Sense 4
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"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 trait"
Similar:
conspicuous obvious
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

touch touching contusion crash smash bunt fly happening occurrence natural event collision hit