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