spectacular
Syllables: spec·tac·u·lar/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/US/spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
spectacular adjective: amazing or worthy of special notice.
Adjective
spectacular (comparative more spectacular, superlative most spectacular)
- Amazing or worthy of special notice.
- The parachutists were spectacular.
- A branch of rail transport that seems to been rather neglected by historians is that concerned with cliff railways, of which a fair number exist in Great Britain. This is probably because these lines are overshadowed by the more spectacular funicular railways in Switzerland and other mountainous...1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 514
- Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.
- the merely spectacular
- The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made againſt Polycarp Biſhop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out againſt him to the Governour, that he ſhould caſt him to the Lyons, and when he anſwered them he could not, becauſe the Spectacular ſports...1681, George Hickes, A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London
- Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
Noun
spectacular (plural 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.16 October 2010, “Under the volcano”, in The Economist
- 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 […]1966, Hanley Norins, The Compleat Copywriter
spectacular meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
spectacular in Tamil
- கண்கவர், கண்ணைக் கவர்ந்தீர்க்கின்ற
spectacular in Urdu
- پرتماشا
spectacular in Bengali
- amazing or worthy of special attention
- অলৌকিক olōukik
spectacular in Malayalam
- പകിട്ടേറിയ, ഗംഭീരമായ, കൗതുകാത്കമായ, ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ, മോടിയേറിയ
More languagesFewer languages
- spectacular in Vietnamese
- ngoạn mục
Examples of spectacular in a sentence
- The center fielder made a spectacular sliding catch.
- The centrefielder has just made a spectacular sliding catch.
- The fireworks were nothing short of spectacular.
Forms of spectacular
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more spectacular |
| superlative | most spectacular |
| Noun | |
| plural | spectaculars |
Origin of spectacular
From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.
Words formed from spectacular
Phrases with spectacular
Words that rhyme with spectacular
Questions about spectacular
- What does spectacular mean?
- Spectacular means amazing or worthy of special notice.
- What is spectacular in Tamil?
- Spectacular in Tamil is கண்கவர், கண்ணைக் கவர்ந்தீர்க்கின்ற. See Spectacular meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is spectacular?
- Spectacular can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce spectacular?
- Spectacular is pronounced /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ (UK).
Words near spectacular in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spectacular (page history and authors); spectacular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spectacular (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spectacular (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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