Definition of HOURI

houri

Plural: houries, houris

Noun

  • A beautiful young woman in Islamic belief, inhabiting Paradise.
  • a voluptuously beautiful young woman
  • (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
  • A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
  • Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

From French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya), adjective and feminine singulative of حُور (ḥūr) from Classical Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ (ḥūrun ʕīnun, “fair maidens, black-eyed ones”). See أَحْوَر m (ʔaḥwar), حَوْرَاء f (ḥawrāʔ) for the base adjective.

Synonyms

nymph

Scrabble Score: 8

houri: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
houri: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
houri: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

houri: valid Words With Friends Word