påfallande

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish påfaldende, from German auffallend.

Adjective

påfallande (singular and plural påfallande, comparative meir påfallande, superlative mest påfallande)

1. conspicuous

Synonyms

• avstikkande
• frapperande
• markant
• påtakeleg
• uvanleg
• slåande
• tydeleg
• merkeleg
• bisneleg

Antonyms

• upåfallande

See also

• påfallende (Bokmål)

References

• “påfallande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

på +‎ fallande

Pronunciation

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Adjective

påfallande

1. striking, conspicuous

Declension

Inflection of påfallande
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	påfallande	—	—
Neuter singular	påfallande	—	—
Plural	påfallande	—	—
Masculine plural3	påfallande	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	påfallande	—	—
All	påfallande	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Adverb

påfallande

1. strikingly, conspicuously

   De var påfallande lika

   They were strikingly similar

Further reading

• påfallande in Svensk ordbok.
• påfallande in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)