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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eye-catching en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Visually attractive.
    • The substitute then scored again when the ball broke to him following another jagged run by Walcott, who saved his most eye-catching contribution for stoppage time, when he turned up on the left wing and scampered into the area before showing splendid composure to ignore a foul and dink the ball over Krul. 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:
  2. (idiomatic) That attracts the attention; attention-grabbing.

Forms

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more eye-catching Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most eye-catching Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

eye-catchingly

Hypernyms

catching

Synonyms

attention-grabbing · flashy · prominent · prominent · salient · flashy · glossy · glossy · grabby · conspicuous · high-profile · eye-catching

Translations (21)

bg привлекателен (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · da iøjnespringende (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · bg атрактивен (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · bg привлекателен (visually attractive) · pl przyciągający wzrok (visually attractive) · tl mainit sa mata (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · da iøjnefaldende (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · tr çekici (visually attractive) · nb iøynefallende (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · vi bắt mắt (visually attractive) · nn iaugefallande (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · gl rechamante (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · es llamativo (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · ca vistós (visually attractive) · es vistoso (visually attractive) · tr göz alıcı (visually attractive) · bg засукан (visually attractive) · ms mencolok mata (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · ca cridaner (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · pl przyciągający wzrok (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) · sv iögonfallande (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing)