Striking word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "striking" word
[noun] the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] 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"
(a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes as the door is closed.
(b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back to loosen the centering in striking it.
\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.
Synonyms for striking
conspicuous, contact, dramatic, hit, hitting, impinging, impressive, obvious, outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular
See also: bunt | collision | contusion | crash | engagement | flick | fly | fly ball | ground ball | grounder | happening | header | hit | hopper | impact | interlocking | line drive | liner | mesh | meshing | natural event | occurrence | plunk | plunker | scorcher | screamer | smash | touch | touch | touching | touching |
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Let's analyse "striking" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: GNIKIRTS. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
striking: 9 + 9 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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