1 definition by Jon Carr
gɔːˈdʒɒsɪti (British English)
Noun: A combination of qualities that are aesthetically or intellectually pleasing. A more exquisite nominal derivative from the adjective ‘gorgeous’ than the ugly but widely accepted ‘gorgeousness.’
Noun: A combination of qualities that are aesthetically or intellectually pleasing. A more exquisite nominal derivative from the adjective ‘gorgeous’ than the ugly but widely accepted ‘gorgeousness.’
“Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now. As I slooshied, I knew such lovely pictures!”
— A Clockwork Orange: Alex describes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
— A Clockwork Orange: Alex describes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
by Jon Carr November 21, 2008