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Webster 1913 Edition


Ravishing

Rav′ish-ing

,
Adj.
Rapturous; transporting.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ravishing

RAV'ISHING

,
ppr.
1.
Snatching or taking by violence; compelling to submit to carnal intercourse; delighting to ecstasy.
2.
a. Delighting to rapture; transporting.

RAV'ISHING

,
Noun.
1.
A seizing and carrying away by violence.
2.
Carnal knowledge by force against consent.
3.
Ecstatic delight; transport.

Definition 2024


ravishing

ravishing

English

Adjective

ravishing (comparative more ravishing, superlative most ravishing)

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

Translations

Verb

ravishing

  1. present participle of ravish

Noun

ravishing (plural ravishings)

  1. An act of ravishment.