Dictionary definition · striking
noun
- the physical coming together of two or more things"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
- the act of contacting one thing with another"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"
adjective
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect"a dramatic sunset"
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention"an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).