spectacular

Pluralspectaculars

1. 1
   adjective

   Very impressive or amazing to look at or experience.

   Like a fireworks show so big and bright that everyone stops to watch.

   The fireworks display was absolutely spectacular.

   We had a spectacular view from the top of the mountain.

   Similarstunning, impressive, breathtaking, dramatic, magnificent

   Oppositeunremarkable, ordinary, dull, unimpressive

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A big, exciting show or display meant to impress people.

   Like a circus that fills a whole arena with lights and action.

   The opening ceremony was a real spectacular.

   They put on a spectacular for the whole town every summer.

   Similarextravaganza, show, display, pageant

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3. 3
   adjectivedated

   Having to do with a big public show or entertainment.

   Like everything connected to a big stage show: the costumes, the lights, the crowds.

   The spectacular trade kept actors and jugglers busy all summer.

   Those apparently insignificant events which really make history are seldom featured in the press; the merely spectacular too frequently crowds the essential out of the public sheets.

   1910, Andre Tridon, “Europe Flirts with Argentina to Win Her Rich Trade”Here, spectacular means showy things, like shows put on to entertain the public.

   Similartheatrical, showy

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4. 4
   adjective

   Having to do with glasses that people wear to see better.

   He wiped his spectacular lenses with a soft cloth before reading.

   Her eye doctor sent her to the spectacular counter to pick out frames for her new glasses.

5. 5
   nouncountable

   A pop-up made of folded paper inside a mailed advertisement.

   Like the castle that stands up when you open a pop-up book.

   The birthday mailer had a spectacular that popped up when she opened it.

   Designers added a colorful spectacular to the brochure.

   Similarpop-up

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