strikingness

strikingness
The state or condition of being striking.

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  • Strikingness — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strikingness — See strikingly. * * * …   Universalium

  • strikingness — strik·ing·ness …   English syllables

  • strikingness — noun 1. the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly • Syn: ↑boldness • Derivationally related forms: ↑striking, ↑bold (for: ↑boldness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • boldness — noun 1. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger (Freq. 1) the proposal required great boldness the plan required great hardiness of heart • Syn: ↑daring, ↑hardiness, ↑hardihood • Ant: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • conspicuousness — noun 1. the state of being conspicuous • Derivationally related forms: ↑conspicuous • Hypernyms: ↑salience, ↑saliency, ↑strikingness 2. high visibility • Ant: ↑inconspic …   Useful english dictionary

  • salience — noun the state of being salient • Syn: ↑saliency, ↑strikingness • Derivationally related forms: ↑striking (for: ↑strikingness), ↑salient (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • saliency — noun the state of being salient • Syn: ↑salience, ↑strikingness • Derivationally related forms: ↑striking (for: ↑strikingness), ↑salient, ↑salient ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • striking — strikingly, adv. strikingness, n. /struy king/, adj. 1. attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty. 2. noticeable; conspicuous: a striking lack of enthusiasm. 3. being on strike, as workers. 4. a. capable of attacking an enemy, esp. by… …   Universalium

  • blatancy — Synonyms and related words: arrantness, boldness, brazenness, clamorousness, colorfulness, conspicuousness, crudeness, dash, dazzle, dazzlingness, extravagance, extravaganza, extravagation, flagrance, flagrancy, flamboyance, flashiness, gaiety,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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