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Dictionary: eye-catch·ing   (ī'kăch'ĭng)
adj.
Visually attractive: an eye-catching dress.

eye-catcher eye'-catch'er n.

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adjective

    Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, conspicuous, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idioms: sticking out like a sore thumb. See see/not see.

Architecture: folly, eye-catcher
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A functionally useless structure, often a fake ruin, sometimes built in a landscaped park to highlight a view.


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: seizing the attention
  Synonym: attention-getting


Translations: Eye-catching
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - iøjnefaldende

Nederlands (Dutch)
in 't oog springend

Français (French)
adj. - attrayant, original, accrocheur (un gros titre)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ins Auge springend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελκυστικός, που τραβάει την προσοχή

Italiano (Italian)
vistoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atraente

Русский (Russian)
привлекательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cosa que llama la atención, llamativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slående, som fångar blicken

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
引人注目的, 显著的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 引人注目的, 顯著的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 남의 눈길을 끄는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人目をひく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملفت للنظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצודד, מושך עין‬


 
 
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