ravishing

/'ræviʃiɳ/

Thân thiện

She wore a ravishing red dress to the evening gala.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely beautiful or attractive; causing great delight or admiration: "Ravishing" describes something or someone of such striking beauty or charm that it captivates or enchants the senses.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She looked absolutely ravishing in her evening gown.
  • We had dinner with a view of the ravishing sunset over the ocean.
  • The garden was filled with ravishing flowers of every color.

Advanced Usage

• "Ravishingly" (Adverb): In an extremely beautiful or attractive manner.
  • She was ravishingly elegant at the premiere.
• Often used in literary or formal contexts to emphasize an intense, almost overwhelming, level of beauty.

Variants and Related Words

• Ravish (Verb): To seize and carry away forcibly; or, to fill with intense delight; enrapture. (Note: This is the root verb, but its primary modern meaning is different from the adjective "ravishing").
• Ravishment (Noun): The act of carrying away by force; or, a state of intense delight.

Synonyms

• Stunning: So impressive or beautiful as to cause momentary astonishment.
• Gorgeous: Beautiful in a very showy or dazzling way.
• Breathtaking: Astonishingly beautiful; stunning.
• Enchanting: Delightfully charming or attractive.

Antonyms

• Plain: Not beautiful or attractive.
• Unattractive: Not pleasing to look at.
• Homely: Simple and unpretentious; (in some dialects) not attractive.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A ravishing beauty: A common phrase used to describe a person of extraordinary physical attractiveness.
  • The actress was known worldwide as a ravishing beauty.
• While "ravishing" itself is not typically part of phrasal verbs, it is a strong descriptive term often found in compliments and descriptions of aesthetics.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. stunningly beautiful
   • a ravishing blonde