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- [stuhn-er]
- /ˈstʌn ər/
- /ˈstʌn.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhn-er]
- /ˈstʌn ər/
Definitions of stunner word
- noun stunner a person or thing that stuns. 1
- noun stunner Informal. a person or thing of striking excellence, beauty, achievement, etc. 1
- countable noun stunner A stunner is an extremely attractive woman. 0
- countable noun stunner If you say that something is a stunner, you mean that it is very surprising or impressive. 0
- noun stunner a person or thing of great beauty, quality, size, etc 0
- noun stunner one that stuns 0
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Origin of stunner
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; stun + -er1
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Parts of speech for Stunner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stunner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stunner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stunner
noun stunner
- phenomenon — a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
- adonis — a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle
- adonises — Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- amazement — Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
- apollo — a strikingly handsome youth
Antonyms for stunner
noun stunner
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
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