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“striking” in Latin
notābilisnotable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorablenotōto mark, make a mark; to write, especially in shorthand; to write remarks or notesīnsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour; a coat of armsīnsigniōto mark; to distinguishcōnspicuusvisible; striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable (attracting attention)cōnspiciōto see, watch, observe, perceive, catch sight of, look at with admiration or close attention, gaze upon, contemplate, bemīruswonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
striking
notabilis: notandus (remarkable): insignis; insignitus (that attracts the attention): conspicuus; conspiciendus (worthy of observation; Vid: Bremi, Suet., Oct., 45): mirus (wonderful). A striking dress, dissentiens a ceteris habitus: a striking likeness, vero proxima imago; indiscreta veri similitudo (Plin., 34, 7, 17): to produce striking likenesses, imagines similitudinis indiscretae pingere (Plin., 35, 10, 36, no. 14, § 88): striking thoughts, sententiae acutae or concinnae: striking remarks, commode dicta: on this subject there is a striking remark in Plato, de qua re praeclare apud Platonem est: a striking example, exemplum illustre or grande.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for striking?
- The usual Latin words for “striking” are notābilis, notō, īnsigne; also īnsigniō, cōnspicuus, cōnspiciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.