Strikingness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Striking \Strik"ing\, a.
     Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible;
     impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or
     image; a striking resemblance. "A striking fact." --De
     Quincey. -- {Strik"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Strik"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strikingness
       n 1: the state of being salient [syn: {salience}, {saliency}]
       2: the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly [syn: {boldness}]