1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

houri

noun

Definition of hourinext
as in goddess

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for houri
  1. goddess
  2. queen
  3. eyeful
  4. beauty
  5. looker
  6. fox
  7. doll
  8. honey
Noun
  • At last Monday’s Emmy Awards, actress Florence Pugh caused a sensation on the red carpet in a Vivienne Westwood goddess gown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, just like in that fish-out-of-water tale, a goddess of the sea makes a notable appearance.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of goddess
Noun
  • Yet, of everything the queen wore during her 44 years on the throne, almost nothing remains today.
    — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Choose from fun colors in standard/queen and king sizes in single and two packs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Definition of eyeful
Noun
  • Meaning, beauty—existence itself— cannot compete with a banker on the banker’s terms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under his leadership, Quadrivio has developed a range of industry-specific funds, including the Made in Italy I and II funds, focused on fashion, design, beauty and food and wine.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Admired for his seriousness and for his eagerness to learn, as well as for his movie-star face and sturdy body, de Kooning was a looker in a city full of lookers.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Definition of looker
Noun
  • Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fox
Noun
  • The gift set also includes a Slappy doll and a retro edition of Night of the Living Dummy, featuring its original cover art.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The dolls feature fashionable clothing, long rooted hair and collective accessories, among other features, that represent their particular emotion.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doll
Noun
  • It’s brined, then dried with baking powder before it’s basted with roasted garlic, sherry vinegar, honey and mustard.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Dessert was vanilla crémeux with sour cherry confit and walnut frangipane, as well as ice cream with honey from the White House.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of honey
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hourglasses
houri
houris
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Houri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houri. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on houri

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about houri

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of fungible

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of the words cracker fly and sale arranged in a triangle with the word fire in the middle
Triple Play Quiz Find the word that pairs with each of the three g...
See All