striking vs salient
salient vs strikingstriking and salient both are nouns.
striking and salient both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| striking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| salient | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As adjectives,
striking and salient
are synonyms defined as:
- striking and salient: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
| striking (noun) | salient (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of contacting one thing with another | (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy |
| the physical coming together of two or more things |
| striking (adjective) | salient (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees |
| sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | having a quality that thrusts itself into attention |
| represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) |
Words related to "striking"
- bunt
- collision
- conspicuous
- contact
- contusion
- crash
- dramatic
- engagement
- flick
- fly
- fly ball
- ground ball
- groundball
- grounder
- happening
- header
- hit
- hitting
- hopper
- impact
- impinging
- impressive
- interlocking
- mesh
- meshing
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- outstanding
- plunk
- plunker
- prominent
- salient
- scorcher
- screamer
- smash
- spectacular
- strike
- strikingness
- touch
- touching
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