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ravishing
adjective rav·ish·ing \ˈra-vi-shiŋ\
: very beautiful
Full Definition of RAVISHING
: unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking
— rav·ish·ing·ly \-shiŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of RAVISHING
14th century
Related to RAVISHING
- Synonyms
- aesthetic (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical), attractive, beauteous, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, likely, lovely, lovesome, pretty, beautiful, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
- Antonyms
- grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, plain, ugly, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, uncute, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly
RAVISHING Defined for Kids
ravishing
adjective rav·ish·ing \ˈra-vi-shiŋ\
Definition of RAVISHING for Kids
: very beautiful
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