Spectacular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lavishly produced performance

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɛktˈækjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spɛktˈakjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɛktˈakjʊlə/

4 syllables Say it as /spɛktˈækjʊlɚ/.

Examples

they put on a Christmas spectacular
a dramatic sunset
a dramatic pause

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dramatic striking outstanding prominent salient

Parts of Speech

noun	a lavishly produced performance “they put on a Christmas spectacular”
adjective	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect “a dramatic sunset”
adjective	characteristic of spectacles or drama “spectacular dives from the cliff”
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”

Word Forms

drama	noun	an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
strikingness	noun	the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
spectacle	noun	an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
saliency	noun	the state of being salient
salience	noun	the state of being salient

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spektakulär

eine aufwendig inszenierte Aufführung

🇫🇷French

spectaculaire

une performance somptueusement produite

🇪🇸Spanish

espectacular

una actuación magníficamente producida

🇮🇹Italian

spettacolare

una performance riccamente prodotta

🇳🇱Dutch

spectaculair

een rijkelijk geproduceerde voorstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

espetacular

uma performance ricamente produzida

🇷🇺Russian

зрелищный

щедро поставленный спектакль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दर्शनीय

एक भव्य प्रदर्शन

🇧🇩Bengali

দর্শনীয়

একটি শালীনভাবে উত্পাদিত কর্মক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்கவர்

ஆடம்பரமாக தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட செயல்திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

విలాసవంతంగా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

नेत्रदीपक

एक भव्य उत्पादित कामगिरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોવાલાયક

ભવ્ય રીતે ઉત્પાદિત પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിമനോഹരമായ

ഗംഭീരമായി നിർമ്മിച്ച പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਉਤਪਾਦਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

شاندار طور پر تیار کردہ کارکردگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壮观的

制作精良的表演

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

贅沢に演出されたパフォーマンス

🇰🇷Korean

장관의

화려하게 제작된 공연

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hùng vĩ

một màn trình diễn được dàn dựng hoành tráng

🇹🇭Thai

งดงาม

ประสิทธิภาพการผลิตอย่างล้นหลาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

spektakuler

pertunjukan yang diproduksi secara mewah

🇵🇭Filipino

kagila-gilalas

isang marangyang ginawang pagganap

🇲🇾Malay

spektakuler

persembahan yang dihasilkan secara mewah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مُذهِل

أداء تم إنتاجه ببذخ

🇮🇷Persian

دیدنی

عملکردی که با شکوه تولید شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

muhteşem

cömertçe üretilmiş bir performans

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרהִיב

הופעה מופקת בפאר

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