Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that stuns, as.
- noun An astounding, unexpected event.
- noun An exceptionally good-looking person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which stuns, or excites astonishment; a person, an action, or a thing that astounds or amazes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, stuns.
- noun Slang Something striking or amazing in quality; something of extraordinary excellence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial Anything that is
stunning . - noun Specifically, a woman of stunning beauty (often
hyperbolically ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an unexpected and amazing event
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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The stunner is the differential with Independents.
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They name her Deborah, but the biggest stunner is seeing her self in a mirror; she was not Comanche, but instead white like her hosts.
Homecoming-Jill Marie Landis « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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The stunner is how little 3B Edgardo Alfonzo has contributed.
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The closest thing my mother and I could agree upon (no mean feat mother daughter agreement) … was a unique gown at a consignment store in Kerrisdale, reported to be the erstwhile property of some Senator’s wife a stunner from the 50’s.
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Unless a search engine belches out an earlier usage, that’s a coinage stunner: it was Hollywood that invented the latest sense of cleavage.
Archive 2007-08-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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Another stunner is the $750,000 SSC Ultimate Aero, a 1,287-bhp racer made by Shelby Super Cars in Tri-Cities, Wash.
The World's Most Expensive Cars Hannah Elliott 2010
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Another stunner is the $750,000 SSC Ultimate Aero, a 1,287-bhp racer made by Shelby Super Cars in Tri-Cities, Wash.
The World's Most Expensive Cars Hannah Elliott 2010
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Another stunner is the $750,000 SSC Ultimate Aero, a 1,287-bhp racer made by Shelby Super Cars in Tri-Cities, Wash.
The World's Most Expensive Cars Hannah Elliott 2010
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Another stunner is the $750,000 SSC Ultimate Aero, a 1,287-bhp racer made by Shelby Super Cars in Tri-Cities, Wash.
The World's Most Expensive Cars Hannah Elliott 2010
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Another stunner is the Schramsberg Brut Rose, made in Napa Valley primarily of Pinot Noir grapes but is then balanced with Chardonnay.
Ari Bendersky: New Year's Sparklers: Bubbles for Every Budget 2009
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