RAVISHING

ravishing

(adjective) stunningly beautiful; “a ravishing blonde”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

ravishing (comparative more ravishing, superlative most ravishing)

Extremely beautiful

Verb

ravishing

present participle of ravish

Noun

ravishing (plural ravishings)

An act of ravishment.

Source: Wiktionary


Rav"ish*ing, a.

Definition: Rapturous; transporting.

RAVISH

Rav"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravished; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravishing.] Etym: [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, Rapid, and -ish.]

1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee. Shak. This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. Dryden.

2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished . . . for the joy." Chaucer. Thou hast ravished my heart. Cant. iv. 9.

3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape. Shak.

Syn.

– To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; deflour; force.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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