Gorgeous - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gorgeous :  adj : dazzlingly beautiful; "a gorgeous Victorian gown"

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Cloud-land, gorgeous land. --Coleridge.

Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. --Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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