as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
sunsets in Hawaii are just gorgeous
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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
nothing compares to the gorgeousness of the first snow of the winter
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as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
taken aback by the indescribable gorgeousness of the Grand Canyon at sunset
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a gorgeous view
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Recent Examples of gorgeous
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Kate Markowitz, Dorian Holley and Andrea Zonn joined Henry and provided some gorgeous harmonies for the main attraction.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
There’s nearly nothing chicer than a gorgeous vessel and tongs for dropping some perfectly square cubes into your crystal glass, or a full display of biodynamic wines chilled, in a big silver tub.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
In space, the movie experiments more, adding splashes of 2D graphic animation and gorgeous technicolor around the stately white spaces Elio inhabits.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
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—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Kate Markowitz, Dorian Holley and Andrea Zonn joined Henry and provided some gorgeous harmonies for the main attraction.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
There’s nearly nothing chicer than a gorgeous vessel and tongs for dropping some perfectly square cubes into your crystal glass, or a full display of biodynamic wines chilled, in a big silver tub.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
In space, the movie experiments more, adding splashes of 2D graphic animation and gorgeous technicolor around the stately white spaces Elio inhabits.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorgeous
Adjective
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Until then, the MIT Museum will remain a beautiful shell with very little inside.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In Brooklyn, there was a full house at the beautiful opera-house-like Roulette space.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Rihanna’s lilac mani couldn’t be simpler, and that’s the beauty of it.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Along the way, stop to stroll through quaint villages, tour fascinating historic sites and soak up the natural beauty of the region.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Exactly in that single sentence, all of Matt's brilliance tied up into this one thing.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Expect moments of clarity and flashes of brilliance to illuminate your path.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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With so many lovely fruits at our fingertips, there’s no reason to trifle with making a trifle this summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Jake looked back over a decade’s worth of Denis stating his desire to one day direct Bond and there is some lovely detail – the clues were there from the start.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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And despite his passing, his musical and cultural significance is guaranteed to continue, with the consistency and majesty of waves rolling across the sea.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Amazon is stocked with tons of cute coin purses that capture the kawaii aesthetic of Japanese street style.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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Pair this long-line padded sports bra crop tank with a pair of leggings for a cute athletic look.—
Nora Colomer
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24 June 2025
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Several years of renovation were needed to bring back to its former glory this 17th- and 18th-century building, which had been a maternity ward then a hospital in the second half of the 20th century.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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There is an acceptance that, somewhat unfairly, on the pitch, Messi’s time at the Parc des Princes will be defined by the failure to lead PSG to Champions League glory.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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In 1923, the handsome thirty-one-year-old movie star Wallace Reid died from morphine and alcohol addiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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All the Hamrick brothers are handsome, though in slightly different ways, like dogs born in different litters to the same purebred parents.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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