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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

They pulled off some stunners, including a Doug Jones Senate victory in deeply conservative Alabama.

From BBC

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