stunning meaning
stunning :
very beautiful, very surprising
adjective
▪ She wore a stunning dress to the party.
▪ She wore a very beautiful dress to the party.
▪ The view from the mountain was stunning.
▪ The view from the mountain was very beautiful.
paraphrasing
▪ beautiful – very pretty
▪ impressive – making a strong effect
▪ breathtaking – extremely beautiful or surprising
▪ gorgeous – very attractive
stunning :
to stun, to amaze
verb
▪ The magician stunned the audience with his tricks.
▪ The magician amazed the audience with his tricks.
▪ The news stunned everyone in the room.
▪ The news surprised everyone in the room.
paraphrasing
▪ shock – to surprise greatly
▪ daze – to confuse or make unable to think clearly
▪ bewilder – to confuse someone completely
▪ amaze – to surprise greatly
Pronunciation
stunning [ˈstʌn.ɪŋ]
The stress is on 'stun' and sounds like 'stun-ing'.
Common phrases and grammar about stunning
stunning - Common meaning
adjective
very beautiful, very surprising
verb
to stun, to amaze
Part of Speech Changes for "stunning"
Common Expressions with "stunning"
Important examples of stunning in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, stunning often describes something very beautiful or impressive.
Example of a confusing word: stunting (hindering growth)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, stunning is used as an adjective to describe nouns.
stunning
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
stunning beauty
means 'very great beauty', used to describe someone or something very attractive.
stunning success
means 'very great success', used to describe an achievement that impresses.
Differences between similar words and stunning
stunning
,
amaze
differences
Stunning means very beautiful or impressive, while amaze means to surprise greatly.
stunning
,
beautiful
differences
Stunning means very beautiful, while beautiful is a general term for something pleasing to the senses.
Words with the same origin as stunning
The origin of stunning
The word 'stunning' comes from the Old English 'stunian', which means to make someone unable to think clearly due to surprise or beauty.
Word structure
The composition of the word is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The root of stunning is stun. Words with the same root include stun (to shock), stunner (something that impresses), and stunningly (in a beautiful or surprising way).
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