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gor⋅geous

  [gawr-juhs]
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–adjective
1. splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
2. Informal. extremely good, enjoyable, or pleasant: I had a gorgeous time.
Origin:
1490–1500; earlier gorgeouse < OF gorgias fashionable, elegant (< ?); see -ous

Related forms:
gor⋅geous⋅ly, adverb
gor⋅geous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. rich, superb, grand; brilliant, resplendent, glittering, dazzling. See magnificent.

Antonyms:
1. poor, plain.
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gor·geous   (gôr'jəs)   
adj.  
    1. Dazzlingly beautiful or magnificent: wore a gorgeous Victorian gown.
    2. Characterized by magnificence or virtuosic brilliance: the pianist's gorgeous technique.
  2. Informal Wonderful; delightful.

[Middle English gorgeouse, probably from Old French gorgias, jewelry-loving, elegant, from gorge, throat; see gorge.]
gor'geous·ly adv., gor'geous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : gorgeous
Spanish: hermoso, precioso, guapísimo,
German: prächtig,
Japanese: 華麗な
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gorgeous 
c.1495, from M.Fr. gorgias "elegant, fashionable," perhaps lit. "necklace" (and thus "fond of jewelry"), from O.Fr. gorge "bosom, throat," also "something adorning the throat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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