dazzling

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of dazzle

adj

1. Shining intensely.
   Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771 Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down in their hundreds, he slammed on all his brakes and brought his train to a stop just inside the tunnel. 1944 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 226
2. Splendid; brilliant
   Oakland native [Andre] Ward is now unbeaten in 25 fights and can now claim to be one of the top few pound-for-pound fighters on the planet after a technically dazzling display. 18 December 2011, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport
3. Superlative; astounding

noun

1. The action of the verb to dazzle; dazzlement
   Our organization secures the greatest amount of good unbalanced by accomplished evil of any known system, a good which resembles the sober hue of massive gold, rather than the splendid dazzlings of a baser metal. 1837, Minutes of the General Association of Massachusetts