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Ravishing
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- NO one needs to convince me there is a ton of fabulous winter squash out there, ravishing in hue, shape and surface texture.
- There are four ravishing blondes on as many corners to take care of the police, drugged cigarettes for his victims, and epigrams.
- The area's ravishing natural beauty and astounding.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
2.
to seize and carry off by force.
3.
to carry off (a woman) by force.
4.
to rape (a woman).
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ravishen < Middle French raviss-, long stem of ravir to seize ≪ Latin rapere; see rape1
1250–1300; Middle English ravishen < Middle French raviss-, long stem of ravir to seize ≪ Latin rapere; see rape1
Related forms
rav·ished·ly, adverb
rav·ish·er, noun
un·rav·ished, adjective
Synonyms
1. enrapture, transport, enthrall, delight, captivate.
1. enrapture, transport, enthrall, delight, captivate.
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Word Origin & History
ravish
c.1300, "to seize (someone) by violence, carry (a person, esp. a woman) away," from O.Fr. raviss-, prp. stem of ravir "to seize, take away hastily," from V.L. *rapire, from L. rapere "to seize, hurry away" (see rapid). Meaning "to commit rape upon" is recorded from mid-15c.
EXPANDRavishing "act of plundering" is from c.1300; in the sense of "enchanting" it is attested from early 15c., from notion of "carrying off from earth to heaven" (early 14c.).
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