Gorgeous — may refer to: Gorgeous (808 State album), 1993 Gorgeous (film), a 1999 film starring Jackie Chan Gorgeous (Guttermouth album), 1999 Gorgeous (EP), a 2010 EP by F.Cuz Gorgeous (song), a 2002 single by hardcore band Eighteen Visions Gorgeous , a… … Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorgeous — index elegant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gorgeous — late 15c., splendid, showy (of clothing), from M.Fr. gorgias elegant, fashionable, of unknown origin; perhaps lit. necklace (and thus fond of jewelry ), from O.Fr. gorge bosom, throat, also something adorning the throat. A connection to the Greek … Etymology dictionary
gorgeous — resplendent, *splendid, glorious, sublime, superb Analogous words: luxurious, sumptuous, opulent: *showy, ostentatious, pretentious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gorgeous — [adj] beautiful, magnificent attractive, beaut*, bright, brilliant, centerfold*, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, drop dead*, easy on the eyes*, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good… … New thesaurus
gorgeous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) beautiful; very attractive. 2) informal very pleasant. DERIVATIVES gorgeously adverb gorgeousness noun. ORIGIN Old French gorgias fine, elegant … English terms dictionary
gorgeous — [gôr′jəs] adj. [ME gorgeouse, altered < OFr gorgias, beautiful, glorious, ? akin to gorgiere, ruff for the neck < gorge: see GORGE] 1. brilliantly showy; magnificent or sumptuous; splendid 2. Informal beautiful, wonderful, delightful, etc … English World dictionary
gorgeous — 01. She looked [gorgeous] standing in the park, with the snow falling down on her hair and face. 02. The Tanakas live in a [gorgeous] old apartment building near Central Park. 03. The view of the mountains was [gorgeous] as we stood on the shore … Grammatical examples in English
gorgeous — [[t]gɔ͟ː(r)ʤəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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… … English dictionary
