stunner

[stuhn-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that stuns.

2. Informal.,  a person or thing of striking excellence, beauty, achievement, etc.

stunner

/ ˈstʌnə /

noun

1. informal,  a person or thing of great beauty, quality, size, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stunner¹

First recorded in 1840–50; stun + -er ¹

Example Sentences

His last lap was a stunner until his little moment late on, to the extent that McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called it "exceptional".

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Every shot is a stunner, from stark images of eerily spinning footballs to goalposts that loom like devil’s horns.

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Likewise, for every gorgeous shot of a tornado of dragons whirling though a crack in a cave, a dozen other potential stunners have been given a dull dusting of “authentic” dirt and fog.

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"I think he felt at peace when that went in," adds Golding about Eze's stunner against Villa.

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As video games go, it's a stunner, with gorgeous art direction heavily inspired by France's 19th century Belle Époque era.

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