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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian
     to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.
     stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from
     the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
     1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render
        senseless by a blow, as on the head.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One hung a poleax at his saddlebow,
              And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;
        especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stunning \Stun"ning\, a.
     1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses;
        especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding
        with noise.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on
        account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] --C.
        Kingsley. -- Stun"ning*ly, adv. [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  stunning adj. Mind-bogglingly stupid. Usually used in sarcasm. "You
     want to code _what_ in Ada? That's a ... stunning idea!"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian
     to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.
     stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from
     the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
     1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render
        senseless by a blow, as on the head.
  
              One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy
              mace to stun the foe.                 --Dryden.
  
     2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;
        especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
  
              And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.
  
              William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stunning \Stun"ning\, a.
     1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses;
        especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding
        with noise.
  
     2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on
        account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] --C.
        Kingsley. -- Stun"ning*ly, adv. [Slang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stun
       v 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
            [syn: stupefy]
       2: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
          when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor,
          ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
       3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: sandbag]
       4: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news
          stunned her" [syn: bedaze, daze]
       [also: stunning, stunned]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stunning
       adj 1: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people
              turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one
              never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn:
               arresting, sensational]
       2: causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike
          came as a stunning protest against management"; "a
          stunning defeat"
       3: causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or
          insensibility; "laid the poor fellow senseless with one
          stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of
          black smoke"
       4: strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with
          large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure";
          "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stunning
       See stun

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 εντυπωσιακός, εκπληκτικός
     2 εκθαμβωτικός, εντυπωσιακός
     3 συγκλονιστικός, συνταρακτικός, σοκαριστικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     a.
     1 Having an effect that stuns.
     2 (lb en informal) exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
     3 (lb en informal) amazing; wonderfully good.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stun nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     a.
     1 Having an effect that stuns.
     2 (lb en informal) exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
     3 (lb en informal) amazing; wonderfully good.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stun nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     a.
     1 Having an effect that stuns.
     2 (lb en informal) exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
     3 (lb en informal) amazing; wonderfully good.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stun nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     a.
     1 Having an effect that stuns.
     2 (lb en informal) exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
     3 (lb en informal) amazing; wonderfully good.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stun nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     Englanti a.
     1 ällistyttävä
     2 tyrmäävä, upea
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tun ning)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stunning
     Engelska a.
     1 (avledning en stun ordform=prespart)
     2 bedövande
     3 förbluffande
     4 (tagg vardagligt språk=en) fantastisk, strålande

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Stunning /stˈʌnɪŋ/
  الإذهال

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stunning /stˈʌnɪŋ/ 
  1. великолепен
  amazing; wonderfully good
  2. зашеметяващ, изумителен
  having an effect that stuns