gorgeous

adjective

/ˈɡɔːdʒəs/

/ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/

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(informal) very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasure synonym lovely
- a gorgeous girl/man
- a gorgeous view
- gorgeous weather (= warm and with a lot of sun)
- You look gorgeous!
- It was absolutely gorgeous.
Synonyms beautiful
beautiful
- pretty
- handsome
- attractive
- lovely
- good-looking
- gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
- 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.
  Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
- 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.
  When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much.
- 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!
attractive or good-looking?If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns
- 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 Examples
- a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon
- He's got gorgeous eyes.
- He's just started going out with this really gorgeous girl.
Topics Appearanceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- drop-dead
- …
See full entry
[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.

单词	gorgeous
释义	gorgeous adjective /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/ jump to other results (informal) very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasure synonym lovely 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 These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at. 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. Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features. 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. When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much. 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! attractive or good-looking?If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns 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 Examples a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon He's got gorgeous eyes. He's just started going out with this really gorgeous girl. Topics Appearanceb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb really absolutely drop-dead … See full entry [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.
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