ravishing

[rav-i-shing]

adjective

1. extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.

ravishing

/ ˈrævɪʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. delightful; lovely; entrancing

Other Word Forms

• ravishingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ravishing¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; ravish, -ing ¹

Related Words

• alluring 
• captivating 
• dazzling 
• enchanting 
• enticing 
• gorgeous 
• lovely 
• seductive 
• stunning 

When To Use

What else does ravishing mean?

Content warning: this article contains sexual language.Someone, usually a woman, called ravishing is "stunningly beautiful."To ravish someone historically meant to "plunder" or "violently seize and rape a woman," but in contemporary speech it refers to wanting passionate, consensual intercourse with a person.