"standout" meaning in English

See standout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstændaʊt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standout.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand out. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|stand out|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stand out", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "standout", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="standout"> Deverbal from stand out. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} standout (not comparable)
  1. Exceptional; noteworthy. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: outstanding
    Sense id: en-standout-en-adj-A~DCQPDv

Noun

IPA: /ˈstændaʊt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standout.wav [Southern-England] Forms: standouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand out. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|stand out|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stand out", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "standout", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="standout"> Deverbal from stand out. Head templates: {{en-noun}} standout (plural standouts)
  1. An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.
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  2. The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: standoutish Related terms: stand, stand out

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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