gorgeousness

  • 101gorgeous — adj. 1 richly coloured, sumptuous, magnificent. 2 colloq. very pleasant, splendid (gorgeous weather). 3 colloq. strikingly beautiful. Derivatives: gorgeously adv. gorgeousness n. Etymology: earlier gorgayse, yas f. OF gorgias fine, elegant, of… …

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  • 102-ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… …

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