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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GOR'GEOUS, a. Showy; fine; splendid; glittering with gay colors.
With gorgeous wings, the marks of sovereign sway.
A gorgeous robe. Luke 23.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: dazzlingly beautiful; "a gorgeous Victorian gown"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English gorgeouse, from Middle French gorgias elegant, perhaps from gorgias wimple, from gorge throat Date: 15th century splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent Synonyms: see splendid • gorgeously adverb • gorgeousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 richly coloured, sumptuous, magnificent. 2 colloq. very pleasant, splendid (gorgeous weather). 3 colloq. strikingly beautiful. Derivatives: gorgeously adv. gorgeousness n. Etymology: earlier gorgayse, -yas f. OF gorgias fine, elegant, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gorgeous Gor"geous, a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain, luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F. gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. Gorge, n.] Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. Cloud-land, gorgeous land. --Coleridge. Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. --Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you say that something is gorgeous, you mean that it gives you a lot of pleasure or is very attractive. (INFORMAL) ...gorgeous mountain scenery... It's a gorgeous day... Some of the Renaissance buildings are gorgeous. = beautiful ADJ • gorgeously She has a gorgeously warm speaking voice. ADV: ADV adj/-ed 2. If you describe someone as gorgeous, you mean that you find them very sexually attractive. (INFORMAL) The cosmetics industry uses gorgeous women to sell its skincare products... All the girls in my house are mad about Ryan, they think he's gorgeous. ADJ 3. If you describe things such as clothes and colours as gorgeous, you mean they are bright, rich, and impressive. ...a red-haired man in the gorgeous uniform of a Marshal of the Empire. ADJ: usu ADJ n • gorgeously ...gorgeously embroidered clothing. ADV: ADV adj/-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Showy, splendid, shining, glittering, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent, magnificent, fine, rich, superb.

Moby Thesaurus

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