Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye-catching

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: eye---catch-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Visually attractive.

adj

That attracts the attention; attention-grabbing.

Example Sentences

"The substitute then scored again when the ball broke to him following another jagged run by Walcott, who saved his most eye-catching contribution for stoppage time, when he turned up on the left wing and scampered into the area before showing splendid composure to ignore a foul and dink the ball over Krul."

Inflected Forms

more eye-catching (comparative) most eye-catching (superlative)

Phrases

eye-catchingly

Synonyms

flashy glossy prominent attention-grabbing conspicuous eye-catching grabby high-profile salient

Questions

What does eye-catching mean?: Visually attractive.

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