gorgeous
adjective /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/
/ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
- a gorgeous girl/man
- a gorgeous view
- gorgeous weather (= warm and with a lot of sun)
- You look gorgeous!
- It was absolutely gorgeous.
Synonyms beautifulbeautiful- pretty
- handsome
- attractive
- lovely
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at:
- She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
- pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at:
- She’s got a very pretty face.
- handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones:
- He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’.
- attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way:
- She’s a very attractive woman.
- lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive:
- She looked particularly lovely that night.
- good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way:
- She arrived with a very good-looking man.
- gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way:
- You look gorgeous!
- a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
- a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
- a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb2- a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon
- He's got gorgeous eyes.
- He's just started going out with this really gorgeous girl.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- sound
- …
- really
- absolutely
- drop-dead
- …
- [usually before noun] (of colours, clothes, etc.) with very deep colours; impressive
- exotic birds with feathers of gorgeous colours
Word Originlate 15th cent. (describing sumptuous clothing): from Old French gorgias ‘fine, elegant’, of unknown origin.