"gorgeous (splendid)" in seven languages
Meaninggorgeous (splendid)
Spanish
magnífico
/maɡˈnifiko/
learned
For a person, guapísimo or precioso is more natural.
French
magnifique
/maɲifik/
learned
Italian
magnifico
/maɲˈɲifiko/
learned
For a person, bellissimo or stupendo.
Portuguese
magnífico
/maɡˈnifiku/
learned
Romanian
magnific
/maɡˈnifik/
learned
Catalan
magnífic
/məŋˈnifik/
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English
gorgeous
/ˈɡɔɹdʒəs/
other source · Old French gorgias 'elegant, showy'
English → Italiangorgeous (splendid)magnificoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: magnificent, magnify, magnitude.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
MAGNIFICUM‘grand, splendid (MAGNUS 'great' + FACERE 'to make')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
English gorgeous comes from Old French gorgias 'showy', of uncertain origin. The sisters' everyday praise is learned MAGNIFICUS, English magnificent; French magnifique is the most common of the three.
English relatives: magnificent, magnify, magnitude
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In a sentence
- es¡Qué vista tan magnífica!
- frQuelle vue magnifique !
- itChe vista magnifica!
- ptQue vista magnífica!
- roCe priveliște magnifică!
- caQuina vista tan magnífica!
- enWhat a gorgeous view!
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