gorgeous
Americanadjective
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strikingly beautiful or magnificent
gorgeous array
a gorgeous girl
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informal extremely pleasing, fine, or good
gorgeous weather
Related Words
See magnificent.
Other Word Forms
- gorgeously adverb
- gorgeousness noun
Etymology
Origin of gorgeous
First recorded in 1490–1500; earlier gorgeouse, from Old French gorgias “fashionable, elegant,” of uncertain origin, perhaps connected to gorge “throat”; gorge
Example Sentences
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I’ll say one thing for this woman: Her shoes are freaking gorgeous.
From Literature
The London museum presents a gorgeous array of the French artist’s seaside scenes, painted during a series of summers toward the end of the 19th century.
The Georgian-style, brick and stone home offers an array of gorgeous details, like glossy wood and stone floors, red lacquer walls in the formal dining room, and numerous fireplaces.
From MarketWatch
For some, the LP may be gorgeous to a fault—musically, there’s very little friction or dissonance on the album, nothing harsh to dislodge you from the spell the record casts.
The wide tonal variation continues with “Don’t Let Go,” a gorgeous midtempo weeper with pedal-steel guitar, tinkly piano and mournful fiddle.
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