striking

adj.
Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See synonyms at noticeable.

strikingly strik'ing·ly adv.
strikingness strik'ing·ness n.

adjective

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

adj

Definition: extraordinary; beautiful
Antonyms: homely, horrifying, ordinary, ugly, unimpressive

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1. Cutting a molding with a plane.
2. Removing temporary supports from a structure.

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A vigorous forward pounding action with a front limb. It is an instinctive defense or attack action by a horse which can be very dangerous to an inattentive handler.

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of contacting one thing with another; hitting, smacking.

To us is given the honor of striking a blow for freedom. — Bernard Montgomery, Source: Message to his troops, on the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe, June 5, 1944

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slående, bemærkelsesværdig, påfaldende
n. - strejke

idioms:

• within striking distance    et stenkast fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
opmerkelijk, treffend

Français (French)
adj. - remarquable, frappant, en grève, qui sonne les heures, (Ind, Comm) en grève
n. - sonnerie, frappe

idioms:

• within striking distance    (être) à portée de canon (de), (être) à la portée de qn

Deutsch (German)
adj. - auffallend, bemerkenswert, mit Schlagwerk, streikend
n. - streiken

idioms:

• within striking distance    in Reichweite

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εντυπωσιακός, κρουστικός

idioms:

• within striking distance    σε απόσταση βολής

Italiano (Italian)
vistoso, sorprendente

idioms:

• within striking distance    a tiro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impressivo

idioms:

• within striking distance    a um passo de

Русский (Russian)
нанесение удара по наземной цели, поразительный, замечательный, ударный

idioms:

• within striking distance    в пределах досягаемости

Español (Spanish)
adj. - notable, llamativo, sorprendente, impresionante, que llama la atención, que está en huelga
n. - persona o cosa notable, llamativa, etc.

idioms:

• within striking distance    al alcance

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slående, frapperande, markant, strejkande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
醒目的, 打击的, 惊人的, 惊人的事

idioms:

• within striking distance    在打得到的地方

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 醒目的, 打擊的, 驚人的
n. - 驚人的事

idioms:

• within striking distance    在打得到的地方

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 현저한, 이목을 끄는
n. - 타격

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 目立つ, 印象的な, 打つ, 時報を打つ, ストライキ中の

idioms:

• within striking distance    ごく近くに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مميز, لافت للنظر, مضرب عن العمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרשים, שובה לב, מכה‬
n. - ‮הכאה‬

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