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gorgeous [ˈgɔːdʒəs] adj
1. strikingly beautiful or magnificent gorgeous array a gorgeous girl 2. Informal extremely pleasing, fine, or good gorgeous weather [from Old French gorgias elegant, from gorgias wimple, from gorge; see gorge] gorgeously adv gorgeousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gorgeous adjective 1. magnificent, grand, beautiful, superb, spectacular, splendid, glittering, dazzling, luxurious, sumptuous, opulent Some of these Renaissance buildings are absolutely gorgeous. magnificent cheap, shabby, shoddy 2. delightful, good, great, grand, wonderful, excellent, brilliant, lovely, fantastic, pleasant, terrific, splendid, enjoyable, super, splendiferous (facetious) I've had a gorgeous time today. delightful awful, miserable, dismal, horrid, wretched 3. beautiful (Informal) attractive, lovely, stunning (informal), elegant, handsome, good-looking, exquisite, drop-dead (slang), ravishing The cosmetics industry uses gorgeous women to sell its products. beautiful homely, plain, ugly, unattractive, unsightly, repulsive 4. dazzling, bright, brilliant, magnificent, sumptuous, opulent, resplendent, showy a red-haired man in the gorgeous uniform of a Marshal of the Empire dazzling dreary, sombre Translations gorgeous [ˈgɔːdʒəs] ADJ 1. (= lovely) [object, scenery, colour, music] → precioso; [food, wine] → delicioso, riquísimo; [weather] → espléndido, magnífico she wears the most gorgeous clothes → lleva una ropa preciosa gorgeous silks and jewels → sedas y joyas preciosas or espléndidas oh! it's absolutely gorgeous! → ¡oh! ¡es una preciosidad! the garden looks absolutely gorgeous → el jardín está precioso it smells gorgeous → huele delicioso this tastes gorgeous → está riquísimo the weather was gorgeous → hacía un tiempo espléndido or magnífico what a gorgeous day! → ¡hace un día precioso or espléndido! 2. (= beautiful) [woman] → guapísimo, precioso; [man] → guapísimo; [child, baby] → riquísimo, monísimo; [eyes, hair] → precioso he/she's gorgeous! → ¡es guapísimo/guapísima! hello, gorgeous! > (to woman) → ¡hola, preciosa!; (to man) → ¡hola, guapo! what a gorgeous hunk! → ¡qué tío más bueno! see also drop-dead gorgeous adj (= lovely) weather, scenery, sunset, colours, food, wine, melody → herrlich, fantastisch, phantastisch; to look gorgeous → fantastisch or phantastisch aussehen; to taste/smell gorgeous → herrlich schmecken/duften (inf: = beautiful) woman, man, eyes, hair → hinreißend; clothes → hinreißend, toll (inf); present → toll (inf); a gorgeous blonde → eine sagenhafte Blondine (inf); a gorgeous hunk → ein toller Typ (inf); hi, gorgeous! → hallo, Süßer/Süße! (= sumptuous, magnificent) clothes, fabric, jewellery, flowers, building → prächtig gorgeous [ˈgɔːdʒəs] adj (woman, dress, holiday) → stupendo/a, magnifico/a; (meal) → fantastico/a gorgeous [ˈgɔːdʒəs] adj (woman, dress, holiday) → stupendo/a, magnifico/a; (meal) → fantastico/a adj gorgeous [ˈgoːdʒəs] 1 beautiful; splendid a gorgeous dress; a gorgeous girl; These colours are gorgeous. pragtige, skitterende رائِع، زاهٍ великолепен nádherný pragtfuld prächtig ωραιότατος, λαμπρός hermoso, precioso, guapísimo uhke زیبا؛ باشکوه upea splendide מְהַמֵם בְיוֹפיוֹ आनन्ददायक krasan, sjajan nagyszerű, ragyogó indah yndisfagur; glæsilegur magnifico 華麗な 화려한 puikus, prašmatnus grezns; krāšņs; lielisks menawan schitterend, prachtig prektig, praktfull, herlig wspaniały belo minunat, splendid красивый, великолепный nádherný krasen predivan praktfull, lysande หรูหราสง่างาม şahane, harika 華麗的 розкішний شاندار lộng lẫy 华丽的 2 very pleasant a gorgeous meal. heerlike فاخِر، مُمتِع разкошен úžasný, senzační prægtig großartig υπέροχος, έξοχος magnífico, espléndido suurepärane عالی suurenmoinen sensationnel נִפלָא अति मनोहर izvrstan. vrlo ukusan pompás mewah yndislegur eccellente すばらしい 아주 즐거운 nuostabus lielisks lazat heerlijk herlig, nydelig wystawny, wspaniały delicioso grozav изумительный vynikajúci izvrsten ukusan härlig, underbar น่ายินดี çok nefis 極好的 розкішний نہایت خوشگوار tuyệt vời 极好的 gorgeous → فائق الجمال krásný pragtfuld hinreißend πανέμορφος guapísimo upea superbe prekrasan stupendo 華麗な 호화로운 fantastisch praktfull wspaniały esplêndido великолепный ursnygg สวยงาม çok güzel tuyệt đẹp 华丽的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was the Palace of Peace in which were housed the representatives of the foreign powers, or rather in which were located their embassies; for the ministers themselves dwelt in gorgeous palaces within the district occupied by the nobles.
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings. " Finally the gorgeous jewel of the order, gleaming upon the breast of every member, suggested "your Badgesty," which was adopted, and the order became popularly known as the Kings of Catarrh. |
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