gorgeous
part of speech
adjective (gorgeous, more gorgeous, most gorgeous)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very beautiful or attractive. tree →
2) Very pleasant or enjoyable: gorgeous weather, a gorgeous cake. tree →
3) (informal, UK) A friendly way to address someone: «Hello, gorgeous!» tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means richly splendid, as in fine cloth traded by merchants of Tyre. Interpretation: Ezekiel's list of Tyre's trade is read as a picture of its wealth and pride, which would not save it from falling. In the primary lessons: In everyday life it is an enthusiastic word for lovely views, food, clothes, babies and pets. In stories it describes beautiful places and people. In descriptive writing it is a stronger word than «pretty» or «nice». Phrases: gorgeous view, absolutely gorgeous, look gorgeous.
examples
- These were thy traffickers in gorgeous fabrics, in wrappings of blue and richly woven work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and cedar-lined, among thy merchandise. (Prophets EZK.27.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- What a gorgeous view of the mountains! tree →
- The bride looked gorgeous in her dress. tree →
- We had gorgeous weather at the beach. tree →
- This chocolate cake is absolutely gorgeous. tree →
- Look at that gorgeous puppy! tree →
- The autumn colours in Canada are gorgeous. tree →
- Gran calls everyone «gorgeous» when she says hello. tree →
- The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings. tree →
note
Spelling: g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s (the e before -ous keeps the g soft: GOR-jus). Adverb: gorgeously. Calling a stranger «gorgeous» can feel too personal; it is mostly said by family and friends.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gorgeous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.