'Spectacular' definitions:
Definition of 'spectacular'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: dramatic, spectacular, striking]
adjective
Characteristic of spectacles or drama; "spectacular dives from the cliff"
adjective
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking]
noun
A lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular"
Definition of 'Spectacular'
From: GCIDE
- Spectacular \Spec*tac"u*lar\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show. "Spectacular sports." --G. Hickes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration of some event; a spectacular play. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spectacular'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actor-proof,
- all-star,
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- ballet,
- balletic,
- blatant,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- breathtaking,
- cinematic,
- cinematographic,
- colorful,
- confounding,
- crude,
- dramatic,
- dramatical,
- eye-opening,
- film,
- filmic,
- flagrant,
- flaring,
- flaunting,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glaring,
- gorgeous,
- ham,
- hammy,
- histrionic,
- legitimate,
- loud,
- lurid,
- melodramatic,
- meretricious,
- milked,
- mind-boggling,
- miraculous,
- monodramatic,
- movie,
- obtrusive,
- operatic,
- overacted,
- overplayed,
- overwhelming,
- prodigious,
- scenic,
- screaming,
- sensational,
- shameless,
- stagelike,
- stageworthy,
- staggering,
- stagy,
- starstruck,
- startling,
- stellar,
- striking,
- stunning,
- stupendous,
- surprising,
- tawdry,
- theaterlike,
- theatrical,
- thespian,
- thrilling,
- thrown away,
- underacted,
- underplayed,
- vaudevillian,
- vulgar,
- wonderful,
- wondrous