Meaning

3 senses
  1. Amazing or worthy of special notice.

    The parachutists were spectacular.

    spektakulär

    эффе́ктныйefféktnyj, импоза́нтныйimpozántnyj, я́ркийjárkij

  2. (dated)Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.

    the merely spectacular

    зре́лищныйzréliščnyj

  3. Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

    characteristic of spectacles or drama

Examples

65 sentences
  1. This is going to be spectacular.

    ruЭто будет зрелищным. — carlosalberto

  2. The view from the mountain top was spectacular.

    ruВид с вершины горы был впечатляющим. — Lenin_1917

    deDie Aussicht vom Berggipfel war spektakulär. — Espi

  3. It was quite spectacular.

  4. It was pretty spectacular.

  5. Yesterday's sunset was spectacular.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
amazing or worthy of special attention:
related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
amazing or worthy of special attention:

Origin

From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.

From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.

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Forms

more spectacular, most spectacular
Comparativemore spectacular Lesson
Superlativemost spectacular Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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