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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStunning
/ˈstʌn.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely impressive or attractive.
"The view from the mountain was absolutely stunning." - 2
Causing shock or astonishment.
"Her stunning performance left the audience speechless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb stun, which traces back to Old English 'stunian' (meaning to make dizzy or crash) and Old Norse 'stynja', evolving through Middle English to denote a state of astonishment. By the 19th century, the present participle shifted to describe anything overwhelmingly impressive, beautiful, or striking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stunning" is said worldwide
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éblouissant
Transliteration: eblouissant
"La vue de la montagne était absolument éblouissante."
atemberaubend
Transliteration: atemberaubend
"Die Aussicht vom Berg war absolut atemberaubend."
stupendo
Transliteration: stupendo
"La vista dalla montagna era assolutamente stupenda."
impresionante
Transliteration: impresionante
"La vista desde la montaña era absolutamente impresionante."
deslumbrante
Transliteration: deslumbrante
"A vista da montanha era absolutamente deslumbrante."
अद्भुत
Transliteration: adbhut
"पहाड़ से दृश्य बिल्कुल अद्भुत था।"
惊人的
Transliteration: jīng rén de
"山上的景色绝对惊人。"
놀라운
Transliteration: nollaun
"산에서의 경치는 정말 놀라웠습니다."
素晴らしい
Transliteration: subarashii
"山からの景色は本当に素晴らしかった。"
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