dazzling
Britishadjective
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so bright as to blind someone temporarily
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extremely clever, attractive, or impressive; brilliant; amazing
Other Word Forms
- dazzlingly adverb
Explanation
Things that are dazzling seem stunning and extraordinary — they impress you enormously. A dazzling circus act amazes you with its daring and skill. There are two ways for something to be dazzling: first, to overwhelm you with its beauty or ability. The second way is more literal — something that's blazing with light, like a summer sunrise or headlights shining into your car as you drive at night, is also dazzling. The summer sunlight on the ocean might be dazzling in both senses of the word, blinding you a little and also impressing you.
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Example Sentences
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Taken together, the contrast is a little dazzling: a $77 bird plated with sauces for the downtown set, and a $4.99 one hailed as a cornerstone of everyday affordability.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
But to others ... well, Versailles was once a dazzling royal residence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Japanese locals and tourists packed the country's most stunning cherry blossom spots on Monday to enjoy the dazzling flowers at full bloom.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Seurat began work on seven canvases, four of which hang together here, along with a drawing and dazzling oil sketch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
It was composed of dazzling blue metal with an almost mirror shine to it, as smooth as water, and nowhere rectilinear or planar, but all flowing contours, as supple as skin.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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