Ravishing
81Pleasurableness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pleasure PARAG:Pleasurableness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pleasurableness pleasurableness pleasantness agreeableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 pleasure giving pleasure giving jucundity delectability Sgm: N 1… …
82ravish — (v.) c.1300, to seize (someone) by violence, carry (a person, especially a woman) away, from O.Fr. raviss , prp. stem of ravir to seize, take away hastily, from V.L. *rapire, from L. rapere to seize, hurry away (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)). Meaning to …
83ravish — to copulate with a woman against her will Originally, to seize or carry off anything: The ravish d Helen, Menelaus wife, With wanton Paris sleeps. (Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida) and in more modern use: I don t know why,… …
84Constupration — Con stu*pra tion, n. The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
85Ecstatic — Ec*stat ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. extatique. See {Ecstasy}, n.] 1. Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance. [1913 Webster] This ecstatic fit of… …
86Rapturous — Rap tur*ous ( [u^]s), a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause. [1913 Webster] …
87Ravish — Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [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… …
88Ravished — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [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… …
89Ravishingly — Rav ish*ing*ly, adv. In a ravishing manner. [1913 Webster] …
90Ravishment — Rav ish*ment ( ment), n. [F. ravissement. See {Ravish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her… …