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Definition of striking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

striking

adjective
 
/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
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  1. interesting and unusual enough to attract attention synonym marked
    • a striking feature
    • She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.
    • In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
    • The similarities between the two cases are striking.
    Language Bank surprisingsurprisingHighlighting interesting data
      • What is surprising about these results is that men are more likely to be left-handed than women.
      • Surprisingly, men are more likely to be left-handed than women.
      • Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.
      • One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
      • It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
      • The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
    Extra Examples
    • The picture was striking in its simplicity.
    • What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.
    • The painting is a striking example of nineteenth-century portraiture.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • in
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  2. very attractive, often in an unusual way synonym stunning
    • striking good looks
    • She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman.
    • That hat looks very striking.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
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