gorgeous
- splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- Informal. extremely good, enjoyable, or pleasant: I had a gorgeous time.
Origin of gorgeous
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brilliance, brilliancy, glamour, glory, magnificence, radiance, resplendence, sparkle, splendorExamples from the Web for gorgeousness
Historical Examples of gorgeousness
"I'll just lay all this gorgeousness aside," said he apologetically.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
It had a more massive and, if we may use the term, Egyptian gorgeousness.
Leila, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Cassy fairly gasped when the scissors cut into its gorgeousness.
I remember being struck by the gorgeousness of it, its glitter and its glow.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
A peacock's tail not merely in configuration but in its gorgeousness of color.
Where the Strange Trails Go DownE. Alexander Powell
gorgeous
- strikingly beautiful or magnificentgorgeous array; a gorgeous girl
- informal extremely pleasing, fine, or goodgorgeous weather
Word Origin for gorgeous
Word Origin and History for gorgeousness
gorgeous
late 15c., "splendid, showy" (of clothing), from Middle French gorgias "elegant, fashionable," of unknown origin; perhaps literally "necklace" (and thus "fond of jewelry"), from Old French gorge "bosom, throat," also "something adorning the throat." A connection to the Greek proper name Gorgias (supposedly in reference to a notorious sophist) also has been proposed. Related: Gorgeousness.