dazzling

adjective

daz·​zling ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ 

: brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive

dazzling lights

a dazzling display of talent

a dazzling achievement/performance

a dazzling smile

dazzlingly

ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ-lē 

adverb

a dazzlingly beautiful display

Synonyms

• beaming
• bedazzling
• bright
• brilliant
• candescent
• clear
• effulgent
• fulgent
• glowing
• incandescent
• lambent
• lucent
• lucid
• luminous
• lustrous
• radiant
• refulgent
• sheeny
• shining
• shiny
• splendid

Examples of dazzling in a Sentence

the attraction that the dazzling lights of Broadway have for many young performers

Recent Examples on the Web

Ironically, this is followed by Venus’ dazzling debut in your sign on Dec. 7, heightening your charisma and powers of persuasion while enlightening you with insight and perspective on your romantic expression. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024

The Yankees are hoping to retain the 26-year-old right fielder after a dazzling 2024 season in the Bronx, but the pennant-winners have also been competing with the Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Dodgers as Soto seeks a contract that will exceed a decade in length and $600 million in earnings. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024

There were so many painful steps along the way in your journey, but it’s also contrasted with this kind of mounting, escalating, dazzling series of accomplishments professionally. —Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024

Photojournalists were also allowed on the tour, and their images reveal the cathedral’s dazzling new interior. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above