Strikingness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being salient

the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈaɪkɪŋnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈaɪkɪŋnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈaɪkɪŋnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /stɹˈaɪkɪŋnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

salience saliency boldness

Word Forms

salient	adjective	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
striking	adjective	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
bold	adjective	clear and distinct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auffallend

der Zustand des Hervortretens

🇫🇷French

frappant

l'état d'être saillant

🇪🇸Spanish

llamativo

el estado de ser saliente

🇮🇹Italian

colpibilità

lo stato di essere saliente

🇳🇱Dutch

opvallendheid

de staat van saillant zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

impressionante

o estado de ser saliente

🇷🇺Russian

поразительность

состояние заметности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हड़तालीपन

प्रमुख होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

আকর্ষণীয়তা

প্রধান হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலைநிறுத்தம்

முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టడం

ముఖ్యమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्कादायकपणा

ठळक असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઘાતજનકતા

મુખ્ય હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಡೆಯುವುದು

ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രദ്ധേയത

ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਰਾਈਕਿੰਗ

ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیرت انگیزی

نمایاں ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

引人注目

显着的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

印象的

突出している状態

🇰🇷Korean

눈에 띄는 것

두드러진 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nổi bật

trạng thái nổi bật

🇹🇭Thai

ความโดดเด่น

สถานะของความโดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

keterlaluan

keadaan menjadi menonjol

🇵🇭Filipino

kapansin-pansin

ang estado ng pagiging kapansin-pansin

🇲🇾Malay

daya tarikan

keadaan yang menonjol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملفت للنظر

حالة كونها بارزة

🇮🇷Persian

چشمگیر بودن

حالت برجسته بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpıcılık

belirgin olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

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