spectacular
[spek-tak-yuh-ler]
adjective
of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
dramatically daring or thrilling: a spectacular dive from a cliff.
noun
a single television production featuring well-known performers and characterized by elaborate sets, costumes, staging, etc.Compare special(def 14).
an impressive, large-scale display: another Hollywood spectacular.
Origin of spectacular
Synonyms for spectacular
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Related Words for spectacularity
greatness, splendor, elegance, richness, radiance, majesty, show, brilliance, pomp, glitter, style, swank, lavishness, beauty, importance, ostentation, post, flourish, grace, loftinessExamples from the Web for spectacularity
Historical Examples of spectacularity
Nature's spectacularity diverted him, as if he had been a child, from his own affairs, which seemed to give him a dull pain.
The DebtorMary E. Wilkins Freeman
But here in Golden, which had been his home, the spectacularity of his passing seemed to have had an even more profound effect.
Down the ColumbiaLewis R. Freeman
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