Striking - Definition

adj 1: 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"
[syn: dramatic, spectacular, striking]
2: 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 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" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient,
spectacular, striking]
n 1: the physical coming together of two or more things;
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn:
contact, impinging, striking]
2: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated
hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she
finally got a hit" [syn: hit, hitting, striking]