Main Entry: gor·geous

Pronunciation: \ˈgȯr-jəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English gorgeouse, from Middle French gorgias elegant, perhaps from gorgias wimple, from gorge throat

Date: 15th century

: splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent

synonyms see splendid

— gor·geous·ly adverb

— gor·geous·ness noun