dazzling
Britishadjective
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so bright as to blind someone temporarily
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extremely clever, attractive, or impressive; brilliant; amazing
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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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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is also approaching an extraordinary milestone, while a dazzling supermoon will close out the month.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Thousands of revellers then lined up along the riverfront to watch the dazzling fireworks display to mark the close of the festival's 40th year.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Slate film critic Dana Stevens raves, “It’s a dazzling exploration of the possibilities of stop-motion technology, as well as a classic coming-of-age fairy tale.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
The review covered hundreds of species on the IUCN's "red list" -- icons like staghorn and table corals whose mineral skeletons give reefs their dazzling three-dimensional complexity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The store had a dazzling array of formal dresses perfect for some of the special events I had coming up.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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