Standard Lemma guide

ravishing

adj · noun · verb · 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 V IH0 SH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Extremely beautiful

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act of ravishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of ravish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

stunningly beautiful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a ravishing blonde

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: очарователен (očarovatelen) — Extremely beautiful
  • Bulgarian: възхитителен (vǎzhititelen) — Extremely beautiful
  • Dutch: beeldschoon — Extremely beautiful
  • Finnish: ihastuttava — Extremely beautiful
  • Finnish: lumoava — Extremely beautiful
  • French: ravissant — Extremely beautiful
  • Polish: zachwycający — Extremely beautiful
  • Polish: czarowny — Extremely beautiful
  • Portuguese: encantador — Extremely beautiful
  • Russian: восхитительный (vosxititelʹnyj) — Extremely beautiful
  • Spanish: bellísimo — Extremely beautiful
  • Swedish: förtjusande — Extremely beautiful
  • Swedish: hänförande — Extremely beautiful
  • Ukrainian: захоплюючий (zaxopljujučyj) — Extremely beautiful
  • Ukrainian: чарівний (čarivnyj) — Extremely beautiful
  • Ukrainian: чудовий (čudovyj) — Extremely beautiful