Gorgeousness

Gorgeous 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. [1913 Webster]

Cloud-land, gorgeous land. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer. --Shak. -- {Gor"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Gor"geous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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gorgeousness — gorgeous ► ADJECTIVE 1) beautiful; very attractive. 2) informal very pleasant. DERIVATIVES gorgeously adverb gorgeousness noun. ORIGIN Old French gorgias fine, elegant … English terms dictionary
gorgeousness\ and\ gorgeousity — (adj, n)A way to describe something that is visually perfect. The sunset was just gorgeousness and gorgeousity, filled with reds and purples … Dictionary of american slang
gorgeousness\ and\ gorgeousity — (adj, n)A way to describe something that is visually perfect. The sunset was just gorgeousness and gorgeousity, filled with reds and purples … Dictionary of american slang
gorgeousness — noun see gorgeous … New Collegiate Dictionary
gorgeousness — See gorgeously. * * * … Universalium
gorgeousness — noun The characteristic or quality of being gorgeous … Wiktionary
gorgeousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal: glitz. See BEAUTIFUL … English dictionary for students
gorgeousness — n. magnificence; gloriousness … English contemporary dictionary
gorgeousness — gor·geous·ness … English syllables
gorgeousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being gorgeous … Useful english dictionary

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