Words / B2

GORJ-uh-s/ˈɡɔːdʒəs/

Gorgeous means extremely beautiful or attractive, and (informal) very pleasant: a gorgeous view; gorgeous weather. Beautiful is the everyday twin; stunning is close. Calling the set gorgeous is not analysis; name the lighting choice. Mix-up: generous; gorge (a valley, already related). Do not use gorgeous as the whole evaluation in an art or design write-up.

Meaning

Extremely beautiful or attractive; also (informal) very pleasant.

Examples

• “Calling the set gorgeous is not analysis; name the lighting choice, the drama paper said.”
• “Gorgeous weather still needs a temperature in the fieldwork log, which is the informal-pleasant sense.”

Good to know

gorgeous + noun; look gorgeous. Everyday: beautiful. Close: stunning. Trap: generous / gorge. Art, media, and orals. Extremely beautiful — still name a feature.

Near in meaning

stunning, magnificent, beautiful

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