Dazzling
/ˈdæz.əl.ɪŋ/noun
Extremely bright, impressive, or stunning.
Did you know?The root of *dazzle* is believed to be tied to older words for confusion or stupefaction, and English later turned it into a word for brilliant light and overwhelming beauty.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*daslōną
“to daze or stupefy”
Middle English
English
dasen/dasenen
“to make senseless, bewilder”
16th Century
English
dazzle
“to confuse or blind with intense light”
17th Century
English
dazzling
“blindingly bright; overwhelming to the senses”
Modern English
English
dazzling
“brilliantly bright or impressively striking”