Added 9 October 2026
stunning
adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about stunning at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Having an effect that stuns.
The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
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Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
That woman is stunning!
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Amazing; wonderfully good.
The film was stunning.
verb
- present participle and gerund of stun
noun
- The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.
Origin
From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing.
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