noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:ho͝o′rē
Received-Pronunciation:hou′ə-rē
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhʊəɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhaʊəri/
General-American:ho͝or′ē
General-American:ho͞o′rē
General-American:/ˈhʊɹ.i/
General-American:/ˈhu.ɹi/
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rhymes with -ʊəɹi
rhymes with -aʊəɹi
rhymes with -uːɹi
1
noun
Meaning 1
A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mythical being
4
noun
Meaning 4
a voluptuously beautiful young woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nymph
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
Etymology
From French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya), adjective and feminine singulative of حُور (ḥūr) from Classical Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ (ḥūrun ʕīnun, “fair maidens, black-eyed ones”). See أَحْوَر m (ʔaḥwar), حَوْرَاء f (ḥawrāʔ) for the base adjective.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَوْرَاء
(ḥawrāʔ)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Bulgarian:
хурия
(hurija)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Carpathian Rusyn:
гу́рія
(húrija)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Catalan:
hurí
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Chinese Mandarin:
天女
(tiānnǚ)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Chinese Mandarin:
天仙
(tiānxiān)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Czech:
huriska
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Danish:
huri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Dutch:
hoeri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Finnish:
huuri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
French:
houri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
German:
Huri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Gujarati:
હૂરી
(hūrī)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Gujarati:
હૂર
(hūr)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Hindi:
हूर
(hūr)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Indonesian:
haur
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Italian:
uri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Japanese:
フーリー
(fūrī)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Japanese:
天女
(tennyo)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Kazakh:
хор
(xor)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Persian:
حوری
(huri)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Polish:
hurysa
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Portuguese:
húri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Punjabi:
ਹੂਰ
(hūr)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Russian:
гу́рия
(gúrija)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Serbo-Croatian:
хурија
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Serbo-Croatian:
hurija
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Slovak:
huriska
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Slovene:
hurija
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Slovene:
huriska
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Spanish:
hurí
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Swedish:
huri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Turkish:
huri
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
Uyghur:
ھۈر
(hür)
— (Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin
