STRIKINGNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

Synonyms:

boldness; strikingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("strikingness" is a kind of...):

conspicuousness (high visibility)

Derivation:

striking (sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect)

Meaning:

The state of being salient

Synonyms:

salience; saliency; strikingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("strikingness" is a kind of...):

prominence (the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strikingness"):

conspicuousness (the state of being conspicuous)

profile; visibility (degree of exposure to public notice)

Derivation:

striking (having a quality that thrusts itself into attention)