Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having an effect that stuns.

    The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.

    betäubend

    оглушающийoglušajuščij, поразительныйporazitelʹnyj

  2. (informal)Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.

    That woman is stunning!

    atemberaubend, umwerfend, hinreißend

    ошеломляющийošelomljajuščij, сногсшибающийsnogsšibajuščij

    strikingly beautiful or attractive

  3. (informal)Amazing; wonderfully good.

    The film was stunning.

    atemberaubend, herrlich, überwältigend

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
having an effect that stuns:
exceptionally beautiful or attractive:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
having an effect that stuns:
exceptionally beautiful or attractive:
amazing; wonderfully good:

Origin

From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing.

From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing.

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Forms

more stunning, most stunning
Comparativemore stunning Lesson
Superlativemost stunning Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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