Definitions: (1) fine; splendid; magnificent; beautiful; superb; (2) an expression of great approval; (3) glittering with gay colors; brilliant; showy
Derivation: Middle French, “elegant”
Quote: The alchemist mind transmutes symbols wherein the octave of ethereal vibrations becomes a gorgeous rainbow. — Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944) English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician