ravishing

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rav·ish·ing

(răv′ĭ-shĭng)

adj.

Extremely attractive; entrancing.

rav′ish·ing·ly adv.

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ravishing

(ˈrævɪʃɪŋ)

adj

delightful; lovely; entrancing

ˈravishingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rav•ish•ing

(ˈræv ɪ ʃɪŋ)

adj.

extremely beautiful or attractive.

[1300–50]

rav′ish•ing•ly, adv.

ravishing

- Can mean "seizing on prey."

ravishing

adjective enchanting, beautiful, lovely, stunning (informal), charming, entrancing, gorgeous, dazzling, delightful, radiant, drop-dead (slang), bewitching She looked ravishing.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

ravishing

adjective

Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, sightly, stunning.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

Translations

فاتِن، ساحِر، خلاب

úchvatný

betagende

hinreißend

ravissant délicieux

töfrandi

incantevole

brīnišķīgsburvīgs

henrivende

büyüleyici çok güzel

引人入胜的极其美丽的

ravishing

[ˈrævɪʃɪŋ] ADJ [smile] → encantador; [woman] → bellísimo
you look ravishing → estás deslumbrante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ravishing

[ˈrævɪʃɪŋ] adj [beauty] → ravissant(e); [woman] → ravissant(e); [place] → ravissant(e)
to look ravishing → être ravissant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ravishing

adj woman, sight → atemberaubend; beauty also, meal → hinreißend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ravishing

[ˈrævɪʃɪŋ] adj (sight, beauty) → incantevole

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ravishing

(ˈrӕviʃiŋ) adjective

extremely delightful; very lovely. She looks ravishing tonight.

ˈravishingly adverb

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