gorgeous
//ˈɡɔːd͡ʒəs//
Forms
- Comparative
- more gorgeous
- Superlative
- most gorgeous
Definitions
1.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..
2.Very beautiful.
- The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous.
- All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous.
- Carmiesha "Lil' Muddah" Vernoy had been with me since back in the day. She was more than a dime piece. She was drop-dead gorgeous and had the best pussy in the world.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4535
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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”).