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 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
- 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.