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Meaning of "gorgeous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GORGEOUS

From Old French gorgias elegant, from gorgias wimple, from gorge.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GORGEOUS

gorgeous  [ˈɡɔːdʒəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GORGEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gorgeous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GORGEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gorgeous in the English dictionary

The definition of gorgeous in the dictionary is strikingly beautiful or magnificent. Other definition of gorgeous is extremely pleasing, fine, or good.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GORGEOUS


advantageous
ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
contagious
kənˈteɪdʒəs
courageous
kəˈreɪdʒəs
demiurgeous
ˌdemɪˈɜːdʒəs
disadvantageous
dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
egregious
ɪˈɡriːdʒəs
frabjous
ˈfræbdʒəs
hugeous
ˈhjuːdʒəs
interreligious
ˌɪntərɪˈlɪdʒəs
irreligious
ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
litigious
lɪˈtɪdʒəs
nonreligious
ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs
oragious
ɒˈreɪdʒəs
outrageous
aʊtˈreɪdʒəs
prestigious
prɛˈstɪdʒəs
prodigious
prəˈdɪdʒəs
religious
rɪˈlɪdʒəs
sacrilegious
ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs
spongeous
ˈspʌndʒəs
unreligious
ˌʌnrɪˈlɪdʒəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GORGEOUS

gored
gorehound
Gorey
gorge
gorgeable
gorgeously
gorgeousness
gorger
gorgerin
gorget
gorgeted
gorgia
Gorgias
Gorgio
Gorgon
gorgoneia
gorgoneion
gorgonian
gorgonise

WORDS THAT END LIKE GORGEOUS

aqueous
courteous
curvaceous
cutaneous
epigeous
erroneous
gaseous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
hypogeous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
rampageous
righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous
umbrageous
uncourageous

Synonyms and antonyms of gorgeous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GORGEOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gorgeous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gorgeous

Translation of «gorgeous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GORGEOUS

Find out the translation of gorgeous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gorgeous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gorgeous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

华丽的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guapísimo
570 millions of speakers

English

gorgeous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भव्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَائِع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

великолепный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esplêndido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টকটকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cantik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinreißend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

華麗な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호화로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggantheng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyệt đẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழகான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhteşem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stupendo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspaniały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чудовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minunat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανέμορφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pragtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ursnygg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

praktfull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gorgeous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GORGEOUS»

The term «gorgeous» is very widely used and occupies the 3.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GORGEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gorgeous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gorgeous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gorgeous

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10 QUOTES WITH «GORGEOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gorgeous.
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David Amram
When you are accompanying someone, you are listening to them the way you listen to a Bach Chorale, where four parts are going on at the same time, all of which are gorgeous melodies, all being played simultaneously.
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David Amram
Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful portraits that may still hang in Greenwich Village.
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Clive Anderson
I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.
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Sebastian Bach
Quebec City is the most European of any city in North America; they speak French all the time. There is a part of town called Old Quebec which is really like being in France. The architecture is just gorgeous, food, shopping. I'd say Quebec City is the most beautiful city in North America I've seen.
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Lucille Ball
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.
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Amanda Beard
When people say to me, 'You're like the Anna Kournikova who wins,' I definitely take it as a compliment, because she's quite gorgeous.
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Barbara Block
Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
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Laura Carmichael
I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
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Will Chase
'Miss Saigon' taught me what it means to help carry a big show, and it had some of the most gorgeous songs wrote.
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Kelly Cutrone
There are a bunch of different ways to look at the fashion industry. Is it shallow to work in fashion? Yes, it can be. But does fashion transform a woman who might feel like nothing and unimportant to glamorous and gorgeous? Yes, it does. Does it employ a huge sector of America? Yes, it does.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORGEOUS»

Discover the use of gorgeous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gorgeous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand
In Hello, Gorgeous, the acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann chronicles that dizzying ascent, telling the riveting behind-the-scenes story of how Streisand and her team transformed her from an unknown dreamer into one of the ...
William J. Mann, 2012
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Plum Gorgeous: Recipes and Memories from the Orchard
Presents recipes that make use of seasonal fruits and vegetables, including coriander steak with blackberry vinaigrette, kumquat couscous salad with fried Haloumi cheese, and passionfruit chocolate truffles.
Romney Steele, 2011
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The Mammoth Book of Gorgeous Guys
This collection of erotic art features over 500 erotic portraits of male nudes, some of them tastefully explicit, from some of the world’s leading photographers.
Barbara Cardy, 2011
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Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies
These pretty crochet patterns come in striking shapes and are absolute delights to behold. Several of the 18 intricate designs include raised stitches, giving them an irresistibly touchable look.
‎1996
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Secrets of Gorgeous: Hundreds of Ways to Live Well While ...
Secrets of Gorgeous proves that its possible to have that cosmopolitan and drink it, too.
Esther Blum, 2010
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Gorgeous
Sick of fame, Olympic gold medalist Sam Christie longs to be adored for himself rather than for his accomplishments, so he is pleasantly surprised when Mercy Rose Sullivan, his lovely neighbor, fails to recognize him
Tonya Wood, 1991
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Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous: A Nutritionist's Guide to ...
From Esther Blum, an expert nutritionist at Dr. Perricone's flagship Manhattan store, comes the breakthrough news that, yes, you can eat and drink what you love and still look and feel gorgeous.
Esther Blum, 2010
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Gorgeous
When a brand-new beauty cream bursts onto the market, a group of teenage girls is amazed by its strange qualities that reveal who among them is the most vain, and most twisted, of all. Original.
Michael Bates, 1995
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The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project: Three Months to a ...
Expert nutritionist Esther Blum provides a healthy dose of motivation plus all the necessary tools to make it happen: delicious meal plans (the gluten-free one is surprisingly savory), easy recipes (McSteamy Veggies, Low-Carb Chocolate ...
Esther Blum, 2012
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A Gorgeous Sense of Hope: A Love Fable
Through all the seasons of the heart, this beautifully illustrated book candidly relates the exquisite bubble of new love, followed by the perils of the insidious zone of complacency where the shower of passion dries up and silence ensues- ...
Emma Magenta, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GORGEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gorgeous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elle Macpherson, 51, Flaunts Her Gorgeous Bikini Body While on a …
Elle Macpherson is doing summer right! The 51-year-old Australian beauty donned a skimpy burgundy bikini while out on a yacht in Italy over ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
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Steal Her Style: Here's how to get Sienna Miller's gorgeous, grown …
The 33-year-old blonde totally trumped in the satrorial stakes – looking stunning in a gorgeous white Galvan jumpsuit with a fitted bodice and a ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Cooking, Food, Gender, Class, and Race Come Together in This …
Cooking, Food, Gender, Class, and Race Come Together in This Gorgeous Food Blog. Rachel TepperEditor July 13, 2015 ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
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Q2 Weather: Gusty Sunday paves way gorgeous Monday - KTVQ.com
Low pressure over southern Alberta and Saskatchewan is responsible for some showers and thunderstorms across northern Montana today. Further south, the ... «KTVQ Billings News, Jul 15»
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Zorin OS 10 RC Screenshot Tour - A Gorgeous New Design for a …
A new version of Zorin OS has been released over the weekend, and it comes with a ton of new stuff, not to mention an updated desktop design ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
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Traverser review: A gorgeous, interesting world built around a …
Sometimes—not often, but sometimes—I play a small indie game and I think “I'd love to see what this team could've done with a larger budget. «PCWorld, Jul 15»
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Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman is Gorgeous in Green at Comic-Con …
Jenna Coleman looks lovely as she hits the stage for the Entertainment Weekly: Women Who Kick Ass panel held during 2015 San Diego ... «Just Jared Jr., Jul 15»
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Tour puts gorgeous gardens on display
Gazette Premium Content Tour puts gorgeous gardens on display. Google Survey FAQ. By Stephanie Earls • Published: July 11, 2015 •. By Stephanie Earls ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
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With statewide sunshine and warm temperatures, a 'gorgeous
Sunny skies and warm temperatures will make for a “gorgeous summer weekend,” with highs reaching 90 for the first time this year, according ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Sonam Kapoor: Fawad Khan is Gorgeous and Gifted
Pakistani actor Fawad Khan is a gorgeous and gifted actor, says his Khoobsurat co-star Sonam Kapoor, adding that he once became a part of a ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

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