different between startling vs impressive

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• Hyphenation: start?ling

Verb

startling

1. Present participle and gerund of startle.

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

1. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   Synonym: alarming

Derived terms

• startlingly

Translations

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
   • 1853, The Scottish Review

     Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

• rattlings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p??s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

impressive (comparative more impressive, superlative most impressive)

1. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

   an impressive speech

   an impressive movie

2. Capable of being impressed.
3. Appealing.

Antonyms

• unimpressive

Derived terms

• impressiveness

Related terms

• impression

Translations

Anagrams

• permissive