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Definition of gorgeous in English:

gorgeous

adjective ˈɡɔːdʒəsˈɡɔrdʒəs
  • 1Beautiful; very attractive.

    美丽的;非常吸引人的

    gorgeous colours and exquisite decoration

    迷人的色彩和精美的装饰。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile we have redesigned our website, and pretty gorgeous it looks too.
    • He gave me a cut that's easy to maintain and he did the colour, which is gorgeous.
    • The shop was full of attractive men buying Valentine's cards for their gorgeous women.
    • You can give your bathroom an instant update by adding colour with a pile of gorgeous towels.
    • The hotel was set on the beach itself, with a beautiful view of the white, white sands and the gorgeous sunset.
    • Even the CD cover art, a series of full color photographs of tribal masks, is gorgeous.
    • First, she's gorgeous, with the kind of natural good looks that stop traffic.
    • You could say that I can see the appeal, the attraction of, a gorgeous pair of heels.
    • The other contestants were absolutely gorgeous and I didn't think I had a chance.
    • He is gorgeous; he has these sexy full lips and gorgeous sparkling blue eyes.
    • She has a gorgeous voice, she writes lovely poetry and this song for me was and still is her best.
    • It's a lush, sleepy island with gorgeous coves and citrus fruit hanging like jewels from the trees.
    • I remember her being on the news when I was still at school and I thought she was a very sexy woman, gorgeous.
    • She looked as gorgeous as ever and certainly had every young lad in town gawking with dropped jaws.
    • The new designer on Scarlet is a genius and has made the mag look all glossy and sexy and generally even more gorgeous than it was.
    • Then I met the lovely and gorgeous Dan for lunch from his place of work at 3 Park Avenue.
    • He was his usual gorgeous and good looking self, carrying his shoulder bag full with books.
    • A gorgeous deep golden colour on the flanks blends with a dark green tinge to the back.
    • If he wasn't so sweet and gorgeous and funny she would never have been attracted to him in the first place.
    • Happily for me, the actor I am working with is gorgeous and lovely and I love him.
    Synonyms
    good-looking, attractive, nice-looking, handsome, lovely, beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a picture, stunning, striking, arresting, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible
    sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile
    Scottish &amp Northern English bonny
    informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, studly, hot, smashing, knockout, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed
    British informal fit
    North American informal cute, foxy, bootylicious
    US informal on fleek
    Australian/New Zealand informal spunky
    literary beauteous
    dated taking, well favoured
    archaic comely, fair
    rare sightly, pulchritudinous
    spectacular, splendid, superb, wonderful, grand, impressive, awe-inspiring, awesome, astounding, astonishing, amazing, stunning, breathtaking, stupendous, incredible
    informal sensational, out of this world, fabulous, fantastic
    literary wondrous
    resplendent, magnificent, stately, imposing, sumptuous, luxurious, elegant, opulent, dazzling, brilliant, glittering
    1. 1.1informal Very pleasant or enjoyable.
      〈非正式〉非常令人愉快的
      the weather was gorgeous
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The weather is gorgeous, and we are constantly bobbing around in the wakes of larger boats.
      • It was such a gorgeous day that we had morning coffee on the patio of a friend's house.
      • Not just sunny, but really really warm, like summer warm which was gorgeous.
      • There are palm trees and the weather is gorgeous all the time and it's really quite an idyllic spot.
      • Have figured out how to make really gorgeous pizza; something that had evaded me until recently.
      • After a gorgeous cottage pie dinner, we got chance to look at the aquarium and it was looking pretty darn good already.
      • The surface was slightly choppy but otherwise it was a gorgeous English summer's day.
      • I am a sucker for beauty stuff that smells gorgeous - the more exotic, the better.
      • The hero of the day was the bright sunshine and balmy spring weather as the event kicked off under gorgeous sunny skies.
      • Another utterly gorgeous morning here, ruined only by the fact that I'd rather not be working.
      • I was working with cracking people, was happily married, life seemed pretty gorgeous.
      • I'd just run a gorgeous bath with bubbles galore, hot water and a divine smell from the bath soak.
      • I had a gorgeous mushroom soup for starters and then a main course of salmon, with noodles and vegetables.
      • They have an absolutely gorgeous autumn range of food in at the moment.
      • It was a gorgeous bowl of strawberries in a beautiful, gleaming clear glass bowl.
      Synonyms
      excellent, marvellous, superb, very good, first-rate, first-class, wonderful, delightful, outstanding, exceptional, magnificent, splendid, superlative, matchless, peerless
      informal super, great, glorious, terrific, tremendous, smashing, fantastic, sensational, fabulous, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, ace, fab, A1, cool, awesome, magic, wicked, tip-top, top-notch, out of sight, out of this world, way-out, capital
      British informal brilliant, brill
      Australian/New Zealand informal bonzer
      British informal, dated spiffing, topping, top-hole, wizard

Derivatives

  • gorgeousness

  • noun
    • When I woke up, I could not get his gorgeousness out of my mind.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All this flurry of fanciness raised our expectations for an exciting night of visual gorgeousness, or as the programme stated, ‘an impure smorgasbord of late night performance!’
      • The pageantry of Indian life appealed powerfully to the artist, and he rendered it with all his inherent splendor and gorgeousness.
      • I could do no more than muse upon her gorgeousness.
      • And I felt a bit wobbly throughout, recognising the gorgeousness of all our funny, fabulous, vigorous locals.

Origin

Late 15th century (describing sumptuous clothing): from Old French gorgias 'fine, elegant', of unknown origin.

Definition of gorgeous in US English:

gorgeous

adjectiveˈɡɔrdʒəsˈɡôrjəs
  • 1Beautiful; very attractive.

    美丽的;非常吸引人的

    gorgeous colors and exquisite decoration

    迷人的色彩和精美的装饰。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then I met the lovely and gorgeous Dan for lunch from his place of work at 3 Park Avenue.
    • She has a gorgeous voice, she writes lovely poetry and this song for me was and still is her best.
    • The new designer on Scarlet is a genius and has made the mag look all glossy and sexy and generally even more gorgeous than it was.
    • Meanwhile we have redesigned our website, and pretty gorgeous it looks too.
    • A gorgeous deep golden colour on the flanks blends with a dark green tinge to the back.
    • If he wasn't so sweet and gorgeous and funny she would never have been attracted to him in the first place.
    • First, she's gorgeous, with the kind of natural good looks that stop traffic.
    • You can give your bathroom an instant update by adding colour with a pile of gorgeous towels.
    • I remember her being on the news when I was still at school and I thought she was a very sexy woman, gorgeous.
    • The shop was full of attractive men buying Valentine's cards for their gorgeous women.
    • It's a lush, sleepy island with gorgeous coves and citrus fruit hanging like jewels from the trees.
    • The hotel was set on the beach itself, with a beautiful view of the white, white sands and the gorgeous sunset.
    • He was his usual gorgeous and good looking self, carrying his shoulder bag full with books.
    • Happily for me, the actor I am working with is gorgeous and lovely and I love him.
    • She looked as gorgeous as ever and certainly had every young lad in town gawking with dropped jaws.
    • He gave me a cut that's easy to maintain and he did the colour, which is gorgeous.
    • He is gorgeous; he has these sexy full lips and gorgeous sparkling blue eyes.
    • The other contestants were absolutely gorgeous and I didn't think I had a chance.
    • You could say that I can see the appeal, the attraction of, a gorgeous pair of heels.
    • Even the CD cover art, a series of full color photographs of tribal masks, is gorgeous.
    Synonyms
    good-looking, attractive, nice-looking, handsome, lovely, beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a picture, stunning, striking, arresting, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible
    spectacular, splendid, superb, wonderful, grand, impressive, awe-inspiring, awesome, astounding, astonishing, amazing, stunning, breathtaking, stupendous, incredible
    resplendent, magnificent, stately, imposing, sumptuous, luxurious, elegant, opulent, dazzling, brilliant, glittering
    1. 1.1informal Very pleasant.
      〈非正式〉非常令人愉快的
      a short but gorgeous hot summer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Have figured out how to make really gorgeous pizza; something that had evaded me until recently.
      • I'd just run a gorgeous bath with bubbles galore, hot water and a divine smell from the bath soak.
      • The surface was slightly choppy but otherwise it was a gorgeous English summer's day.
      • After a gorgeous cottage pie dinner, we got chance to look at the aquarium and it was looking pretty darn good already.
      • Not just sunny, but really really warm, like summer warm which was gorgeous.
      • The weather is gorgeous, and we are constantly bobbing around in the wakes of larger boats.
      • The hero of the day was the bright sunshine and balmy spring weather as the event kicked off under gorgeous sunny skies.
      • There are palm trees and the weather is gorgeous all the time and it's really quite an idyllic spot.
      • I was working with cracking people, was happily married, life seemed pretty gorgeous.
      • I am a sucker for beauty stuff that smells gorgeous - the more exotic, the better.
      • I had a gorgeous mushroom soup for starters and then a main course of salmon, with noodles and vegetables.
      • They have an absolutely gorgeous autumn range of food in at the moment.
      • Another utterly gorgeous morning here, ruined only by the fact that I'd rather not be working.
      • It was a gorgeous bowl of strawberries in a beautiful, gleaming clear glass bowl.
      • It was such a gorgeous day that we had morning coffee on the patio of a friend's house.
      Synonyms
      excellent, marvellous, superb, very good, first-rate, first-class, wonderful, delightful, outstanding, exceptional, magnificent, splendid, superlative, matchless, peerless

Origin

Late 15th century (describing sumptuous clothing): from Old French gorgias ‘fine, elegant’, of unknown origin.

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