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eye-catching

eye-catching

13 3.9
Attracts attention because it looks bright or unusual
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪˌkætʃɪŋ/
: llamativo
  • The advertisement featured an eye-catching design that drew everyone's attention.
  • an eye-catching display
  • more eye-catching

They're just so elegant and eye-catching and feminine.

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Examples

  • The book is eye-catching, although the layout at times interrupts the flow of the text.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Student work can be original and eye-catching and will give the children another opportunity to work with the material.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I think this is the most eye-catching car ever built.

  • If you want to add some eye-catching variation to your nature portfolio, try the following.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Knowing how to create a visually eye-catching piece is an important concept in graphic design.

    Blog text (21)
  • The front cover is definitely very eye-catching with how it stands out without being garish.

    Blog text (3)
  • We're striving for the most creative, the most eye-catching, and the most vocal marketing techniques.

    Blog text (9)
  • Like many libraries, we set up informative, eye-catching displays that arouse curiosity in our young patrons.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The photographs and graphics were lofty, eye-catching, even transcendent, and made Hiram Slater bigger than life, no question.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • They managed to look really slim and sleek while still having full size ports and being eye-catching without ending up being like tacky or gaudy.

Synonyms

striking
vseye-catching
156 3.8

Attracting attention because it looks unusual or very beautiful

is more about sudden visual impact than lasting impressiveness
noticeable
vseye-catching
65 3.2

Easy to see, hear, or recognize

emphasizes visual strikingness and attractiveness rather than simple detectability
dazzling
vseye-catching
51 3.9

Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention

leans more toward clear immediate noticeability than intense brilliance
conspicuous
vseye-catching
46 5.1

Easy to see and notice because it stands out

adds visual attractiveness or unusualness beyond mere visibility
captivating
vseye-catching
20 4.2

Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting

focuses on immediate visual strikingness rather than lasting charm
snazzy
vseye-catching
  • Informal
17 7.2

Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention

is broader and may be striking without being merely flashy
eye-popping
vseye-catching
  • Informal
10 4.8

Very surprising and impressive to look at

is less about shock and more about clear visual appeal
arresting
vseye-catching
8 6.1

Attracting and holding people's attention because it is unusual or impressive

focuses more narrowly on immediate visual attraction rather than sustained hold
attention-getting
vseye-catching
4 4.1

Makes people notice it

specifies a visual, immediate attraction rather than general noticeability

Antonyms

681 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

42 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

How Noticeable

stunning
183 3.7
striking
156 3.8
eye-catching
13 3.9
noticeable
65 3.2
plain
180 1.0

Surface Forms

eye-catching positive

Morphology

eye-catching = eye + catching (transparent) = eye + catch + ing

Meaning is directly derived from 'eye' + 'catching' (catch + -ing): 'attracting the eye', a straightforward, compositional compound.

Etymology

Eye-catching comes from the phrase 'catch someone's eye', which means to get someone's attention. It joins eye and catch, so something eye-catching 'catches the eye' and quickly makes people look.