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- pronunciation:
- spek
taek
y
lr
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or like a spectacle; impressive; marvelous.
The spectacular set for the opera must have been very costly to build.- antonyms:
- unimpressive, unspectacular
- similar words:
- marvelous, sensational
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| definition 2: |
daring or exciting.
His last dive was spectacular, and the spectators burst into wild applause.- antonyms:
- unexciting, unspectacular
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| related words: |
glorious, stunning, wonderful |
adverb + (adj.)spectacular
equally, most, truly, visually
(adj.)spectacular
+ noun
achievement,
aerial,
array,
artifact,
attack,
autumn,
backdrop,
beauty,
bid,
bloom,
bluff,
burst,
canyon,
catch,
cave,
cliff,
cluster,
coastline,
collapse,
comeback,
comet,
conjunction,
crash,
debut,
demonstration,
dessert,
discovery,
display,
dunk,
event,
example,
execution,
exhibit,
exhibition,
explosion,
failure,
fall,
fashion,
feat,
finale,
find,
finish,
fireball,
foliage,
footage,
formation,
fossil,
gain,
garden,
gorge,
gown,
growth,
hiking,
jewelry,
landscape,
leap,
limestone,
mansion,
meteor,
mountain,
mural,
occultation,
ocean,
panorama,
peak,
performance,
performer,
play,
rainbow,
reef,
rise,
ruin,
scenery,
setting,
showcase,
shower,
sight,
skiing,
sky,
stretch,
stunt,
success,
sunrise,
sunset,
trail,
victory,
view,
vista,
waterfall,
wealth,
wilderness,
wildflower,
wildlife,
wreck
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a single elaborate entertainment production, esp. for television.
The Christmas spectacular drew a large audience. |
| related words: |
cavalcade |
adjective + (n.)spectacular
grammy, ignoble, illiterate, sporting, unmanned
verb + (n.)spectacular
call, trivialize
noun + (n.)spectacular
billboard, cat, costume, fact, like, multimedia, musical, neon, peek, space, sport, supernova
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| derivation: |
spectacularly (adv.) |
The word spectacular
contains the following parts:
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
  Example words:
aspect, auspicious, circumspect, conspectus, conspicuous, despicable, despise, expectation, inauspicious, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, introspect, introspective, irrespective, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, prospect, prospective, prospectus, respect, respective, retrospect, retrospective, special, species, specific, specify, specimen, specious, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, specter, spectrograph, spectrometer, spectroscope, spectrum, speculate, speculum, suspect, suspicious
-ar1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means of, pertaining to, or resembling
More about this word part:
The suffix -ar1attaches to bound Latinate bases to form adjectives. Most adjectives ending in -ar1 combine with the suffix -ity to form nouns ending in -arity. -ar1 is a variant of -al2, -ial that for phonological reasons occurs with bases ending in 'l'.
Example words:
angular, cellular, circular, linear, lunar, muscular, particular, perpendicular, popular, regular, similar, solar, spectacular, stellar, tubular
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