head turner

Someone strikingly attractive

A head turner is someone or something striking enough to make people look—an attractive person, an unusual car, a dramatic outfit.

The image is of passersby literally turning their heads to stare: She was a real head turner in that red dress.

Also spelled as one word or hyphenated.

Related

knockout · smoking hot · jaw-dropping · eye-catching · dazzling · beauty · glamour · cover girl · statuesque · sizzling · ravishing · stop traffic · double-take · gaze · stare · necks · whiplash · entrance

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Opposites
visual impact/attention-grabbing quality

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Shy person avoiding socializing

plain Jane · forgettable · unremarkable · nondescript · eyesore

aesthetic appeal

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Offensively unattractive thing

ugly duckling · homely · plain · unattractive · frumpy

Family

head, turner, heads, headed, heading, headless, header, turn, turns

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G