gorgeous
Syllables: gor·geousUK/ˈɡɔːd͡ʒəs/
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Australia/ˈɡoːd͡ʒəs/
gorgeous adjective: sumptuously dressed.
Adjective
gorgeous (comparative more gorgeous, superlative most gorgeous)
- Sumptuously dressed.
- Two or three of them wore polished silk hats, elaborate shirt-fronts, diamond breastpins, kid gloves, and patent-leather boots...The others were more or less loosely clad...One of the gorgeous ones remarked...1883, Mark Twain, “Chapter VII: A daring deed”, in Life on the Mississippi, 1883 illustrated edition, Boston MA: James R Osgood & Co, →OCLC, pages 92-93; digitised as part of the UNC-CH digitization...
- Very beautiful.
- All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous.
- The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous.
- Very enjoyable, pleasant, tasty, etc.
- Hummus is absolutely gorgeous.
gorgeous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gorgeous in Hindi
- gorgeous
- मनमोहक manmohak
gorgeous in Tamil
- கண்கவர், மிக அழகான
gorgeous in Urdu
- فاخر
gorgeous in Bengali
- gorgeous
- চমৎকার comotkar
More languagesFewer languages
- gorgeous in Malayalam
- അതിരമണീയമായ, മോടിയായ, ഗ്രഹാപ്രഭയോടുകൂടിയ, പകിട്ടേറിയ
- gorgeous in Kannada
- ವೈಭವದ, ಆಡಂಬರದ, ಉಜ್ವಲವರ್ಣದ, ಜಾಜ್ವಲ್ಯಮಾನವಾದ
- gorgeous in Sanskrit
- वपुष vapuṣa
- gorgeous in Indonesian
- anggun
Examples of gorgeous in a sentence
- If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
- Dang, girl! Your brother is gorgeous! I want him so bad!
- The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
Forms of gorgeous
| comparative | more gorgeous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gorgeous |
Origin of gorgeous
From Middle English gorgeouse, a borrowing from Middle French gorgias (“elegant, fashionable”), from Old French gourgias, gorgias (“gorgeous, gaudy, flaunting, gallant, fine”), of uncertain origin, but apparently connected with Old French gorgias (“a gorget, ruffle for the neck”), from Old French gorge (“bosom, throat”). See gorge. Semantic evolution probably akin to "swelling of the throat or bosom due to pride, bridling up" to "assume an air of importance, flaunting".
Words formed from gorgeous
Questions about gorgeous
- What does gorgeous mean?
- Gorgeous means sumptuously dressed.
- What is gorgeous in Hindi?
- Gorgeous in Hindi is मनमोहक (manmohak). See Gorgeous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gorgeous?
- Gorgeous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gorgeous?
- Gorgeous is pronounced /ˈɡɔːd͡ʒəs/ (UK).
Words near gorgeous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gorgeous (page history and authors); मनमोहक (Hindi) (page history and authors); gorgeous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gorgeous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); চমৎকার (Bengali) (page history and authors); gorgeous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gorgeous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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