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STRIKINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
Synonyms:
boldness; strikingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("strikingness" is a kind of...):
conspicuousness (high visibility)
Derivation:
striking (sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being salient
Synonyms:
salience; saliency; strikingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("strikingness" is a kind of...):
prominence (the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strikingness"):
conspicuousness (the state of being conspicuous)
profile; visibility (degree of exposure to public notice)
Derivation:
striking (having a quality that thrusts itself into attention)
