I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of striken to strike — more at strike
1. : an act or instance of one that strikes
2.
a. : something (as a coin) produced by striking
b. : the things struck at one time
a huge striking of a token coinage — P.K.Anderson
3. : strike 6
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of strike (I)
1. : that strikes ; especially : attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
one of the most striking and fearful figures in our early fiction — V.L.Parrington
striking contradictions between what musical people admire and what they like — Virgil Thomson
have been few more striking examples of ingenuity — Edward Clodd
beautiful tweeds … made into striking suits — Catherine Paul
2. : of, relating to, or constituting a device for striking on or putting in gear a machine or part of a machine
Synonyms: see noticeable