Meaning of GORGEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'gorjus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] dazzlingly beautiful; "a gorgeous Victorian gown" |
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| | Synonyms: | | beautiful |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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