What does dazzling mean?

dazzling means "amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dazzling?

dazzling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for dazzling?

Close synonyms include eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous, blazing, blinding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dazzling a common word?

dazzling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

dazzling — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
“the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps”
“these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth”
“adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous”
Synonymseye-popping fulgurant fulgurous
Similarimpressive
2.
shining intensely
“the blazing sun”
“blinding headlights”
“dazzling snow”
“fulgent patterns of sunlight”
“the glaring sun”
Synonymsblazing blinding fulgent glaring glary
Similarbright

Questions about dazzling

What does dazzling mean?: dazzling means "amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in dazzling?: dazzling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/.
What is another word for dazzling?: Close synonyms include eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous, blazing, blinding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is dazzling a common word?: dazzling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dazzling come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
“the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps”
“these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth”
“adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous”
Synonymseye-popping fulgurant fulgurous
Similarimpressive
2.
shining intensely
“the blazing sun”
“blinding headlights”
“dazzling snow”
“fulgent patterns of sunlight”
“the glaring sun”
Synonymsblazing blinding fulgent glaring glary
Similarbright

Questions about dazzling

What does dazzling mean?: dazzling means "amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in dazzling?: dazzling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/.
What is another word for dazzling?: Close synonyms include eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous, blazing, blinding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is dazzling a common word?: dazzling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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