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spectacular
- /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ UK
- /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ækjʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.
adjective more spectacular · most spectacular
- Amazing or worthy of special notice. The parachutists were spectacular.
- Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment. the merely spectacular
- Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
noun spectaculars
- A spectacular display. Though business has more or less held up so far, a series of drug-related spectaculars sparked an exodus of the city's upper class this summer.
- A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail. Here are a few examples of "spectaculars," or three-dimensional pieces, including those which have won awards […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: outstanding, impressive, conspicuous, salient, obvious, prominent, dramatic, striking, phenomenal, tremendous, marvelous, superb, wonderful, magnificent, extraordinary, majestic
Translations
Every language
adj amazing or worthy of special attention
| Español | espectacular |
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| 한국어 | 눈부신 nunbusin |
| 日本語 | 華華しい hanabanashii, 壮大な sōdai na, 壮観な sōkan na |
| 中文 | 引人入勝的 /引人入胜的 yǐnrénrùshèng de, 壯觀 /壮观 zhuàngguān, 引人注意的 yǐnrénzhùyì de |
| Português | espetacular |
| Français | spectaculaire |
| Deutsch | spektakulär |
| Ελληνικά | θεαματικός theamatikós |
| Română | spectaculos, spectacular, de spectacol |
| Русский | эффе́ктный efféktnyj, импоза́нтный impozántnyj, я́ркий járkij, увлека́тельный uvlekátelʹnyj, захва́тывающий zaxvátyvajuščij |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoạn mục |
adj related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment
| Русский | зре́лищный zréliščnyj |
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title = {spectacular},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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